The Borders of Life and Death
Call for Papers
Call for Papers
IMC Leeds 2020
Organisers: Joanne Edge (John Rylands Library, University of Manchester) and Jude Seal (Department of History, Royal Holloway University of London)
It is perhaps one of the ultimate boundaries – that between the living and the dead.
And yet, in the records and narratives of the Middle Ages, death was not only of huge significance, but also not necessarily as permanent as one might otherwise believe. These sessions will explore the borders between life and death: how did medieval people (in a broad geographical and chronological range) navigate the uncertainties and liminal spaces between the living and the dead, and between being alive and being dead? In what ways did medieval people conceptualise near death experiences? How did people attempt to predict their own death or that of others? In what ways did the rituals around death represent a syncretism of cultures as religious conversions spread through populations?
We invite papers from all disciplinary backgrounds and from scholars at all career levels. We especially welcome proposals for papers which explore items in the holdings at Wellcome Collection.
Possible paper topics might include, but are not limited to:
- Deathbeds, the last rites, and prognosis
- The Medieval Undead (zombies, ghosts, revenants)
- Communication between the living and the dead (prayer, magical rites, exorcisms)
- Wills and other documents relating to death
- Near-death experiences and resurrection
- Communities of the living and the dead
We seek proposals for papers of 20 minutes in length. Please email a working title and 250-word abstract to medievaldeath@hotmail.com by 31 August 2019.
Organisers: Joanne Edge (John Rylands Library, University of Manchester) and Jude Seal (Department of History, Royal Holloway University of London)
It is perhaps one of the ultimate boundaries – that between the living and the dead.
And yet, in the records and narratives of the Middle Ages, death was not only of huge significance, but also not necessarily as permanent as one might otherwise believe. These sessions will explore the borders between life and death: how did medieval people (in a broad geographical and chronological range) navigate the uncertainties and liminal spaces between the living and the dead, and between being alive and being dead? In what ways did medieval people conceptualise near death experiences? How did people attempt to predict their own death or that of others? In what ways did the rituals around death represent a syncretism of cultures as religious conversions spread through populations?
We invite papers from all disciplinary backgrounds and from scholars at all career levels. We especially welcome proposals for papers which explore items in the holdings at Wellcome Collection.
Possible paper topics might include, but are not limited to:
- Deathbeds, the last rites, and prognosis
- The Medieval Undead (zombies, ghosts, revenants)
- Communication between the living and the dead (prayer, magical rites, exorcisms)
- Wills and other documents relating to death
- Near-death experiences and resurrection
- Communities of the living and the dead
We seek proposals for papers of 20 minutes in length. Please email a working title and 250-word abstract to medievaldeath@hotmail.com by 31 August 2019.
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