Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	1237
Title	The Transformation of the Carolingian World, III
Date/Time	Wednesday 5 July 2017: 14.15-15.45
Sponsor	'Transformation of the Carolingian World' Network
Organiser	Richard Corradini, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien
Moderator/Chair	Mayke de Jong, Utrecht Centre for Medieval Studies, Universiteit Utrecht
Paper 1237-a	Carolingian Italy from a Post-Carolingian Perspective: The Case of the Chronicon Salernitanum (Language: English) Walter Pohl, Institut für Mittelalterforschung, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien Index Terms: Historiography - Medieval; Political Thought
Paper 1237-b	The Synod of Erfurt: Ottonian and Mediterranean Politics in 932 (Language: English) Stefan Esders, Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin Index Terms: Law; Political Thought; Politics and Diplomacy
Paper 1237-c	'Setting aside sacerdotal judgement, they pass over to the examination of secular people': Pope Leo of Bourges (sic) in 9th-Century Francia (Language: English) Charles West, Department of History, University of Sheffield Index Terms: Law; Political Thought; Politics and Diplomacy
Abstract	'Transformation of the Carolingian World' is an international project that focuses on the cultural, political, economic, social, and religious changes in the period c. 900-1050. Modern narratives often define this 'long 10th century' by what it was not: it is either presented as the time when the 9th-century cultural achievements, social structures, and political geography of the Carolingians disintegrated, or as the first stage in the birth of European nations. Building on a wide range of sources, ranging from conciliar texts to historical narratives and poems, these papers suggest alternative perspectives of this exciting epoch of transition.