Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	622
Title	Minorities in the Late Middle Ages: Crossing Ethnic, Linguistic, and Religious Borders
Date/Time	Tuesday 5 July 2022: 11.15-12.45
Organiser	Marina Montesano, Dipartimento di Civiltà Antiche e Moderne, Università degli Studi di Messina
Moderator/Chair	Marina Montesano, Dipartimento di Civiltà Antiche e Moderne, Università degli Studi di Messina
Paper 622-a	Shaping Identity, Forging Belonging in Late Medieval Europe: Jews and Christians in Franciscan Thought (Language: English) Fabrizio Conti, Department of History & Humanities, John Cabot University, Roma Index Terms: Hebrew and Jewish Studies; Religious Life; Sermons and Preaching; Social History
Paper 622-b	The Romani People in Western Europe: First Encounters (Language: English) Marina Montesano, Dipartimento di Civiltà Antiche e Moderne, Università degli Studi di Messina Index Terms: Anthropology; Folk Studies; Religious Life; Social History
Paper 622-c	Waldenses in Southern Italy Form Coexistence to Repression: History of an Ethnic-Religious Minority (Language: English) Vincenzo Tedesco, Dipartimento di Civiltà Antiche e Moderne, Università degli Studi di Messina Index Terms: Geography and Settlement Studies; Religious Life; Social History
Abstract	This panel presents three case studies that aim to show different paths of inclusion and exclusion that deal with ethnical, linguistic, and religious borders. One concerns the debate about Jewish identity in Christian society. Another case is given by the Romani People, a minority that entered the European continent in the Late Middle Ages and provoked different reactions: they were the total alterity, and yet they found ways to fit in many European societies. Third case is given by a Christian religious minority, the Waldenses, who migrated to the south of Italy, where they also became an ethnic/linguistic minority, establishing complex relationships with the people surrounding them.