Materialising the Holy. Matter, Senses, and Spiritual Experience in the Middle Ages (12th-15th century)
Call for Papers for SenSArt’s 4th International Multidisciplinary Conference of the Series ‘Experiencing the Sacred’
Call for Papers for SenSArt’s 4th International Multidisciplinary Conference of the Series ‘Experiencing the Sacred’
We are interested in how these elements affected bodily sensations, behaviors, mindsets and/or were harnessed and incorporated into religious experiences as a whole.
We are interested in how these elements affected bodily sensations, behaviors, mindsets and/or were harnessed and incorporated into religious experiences as a whole.
By the Late Middle Ages, the liturgy has become the most important and elaborate ceremonial of Christianity in an already highly ritualised society.
The conference aims to shed new light on the intricate ways in which the senses, cognition, and the body were engaged in devotional practices, emphasizing themultisensory nature of medieval spirituality
The conference, jointly organized by Zuleika Murat (University of Padua) Fabio Massaccesi (University of Bologna) and Núria Jornet (Universitat de Barcelona), brings together international scholars working on diverse topics and materials
By the Late Middle Ages, the liturgy has become the most important and elaborate ceremonial of Christianity in an already highly ritualised society.