CONGRESS CANCELED Disability and Sanctity in the Middle Ages

Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

Description

The presenters will utilize critical disability studies as a methodology for analyzing the widespread medieval phenomenon of characterizing extreme holiness and piety as sanctity; that is, venerating the holiness of individuals understood to benefit not only themselves, but also those who interact with them. Tory V. Pearman

 
May 10th, 10:30 AM

CONGRESS CANCELED Disability and Sanctity in the Middle Ages

Bernhard 205

The presenters will utilize critical disability studies as a methodology for analyzing the widespread medieval phenomenon of characterizing extreme holiness and piety as sanctity; that is, venerating the holiness of individuals understood to benefit not only themselves, but also those who interact with them. Tory V. Pearman