CONGRESS CANCELED Violating Sacred Space
Description
Sacred space is so often defined by its possible violation -- examples of which abound in the Middle Ages. The martyrdom of Saint Nicaise, killed in his church by Vandals, is preserved in narrative and art. In Bokenham's "Life of Saint Margaret," the saint complains that her relics have been abandoned in churches destroyed by conflict and neglect. Through the wonderful submissions of our four panelists, we hope to further examine the tension between the secure and pure sacred space and the violated.
Kristen Herdman
CONGRESS CANCELED Violating Sacred Space
Schneider 1145
Sacred space is so often defined by its possible violation -- examples of which abound in the Middle Ages. The martyrdom of Saint Nicaise, killed in his church by Vandals, is preserved in narrative and art. In Bokenham's "Life of Saint Margaret," the saint complains that her relics have been abandoned in churches destroyed by conflict and neglect. Through the wonderful submissions of our four panelists, we hope to further examine the tension between the secure and pure sacred space and the violated.
Kristen Herdman