InSpeCo · Inside Speakers' Corner. Late Medieval Italian Anchoresses in European Context.
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2017-09-12 → 2019-09-11
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 195 455 €
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- 1
- Схема
- MSCA-IF-EF-ST
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Накратко на български
Доброволното затваряне в келии в късното Средновековие, особено в Италия, разглежда разликите между мъжете и жените в тази практика. Това помага да се разбере религиозната идентичност и ролята на жените в градската среда на миналото.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Inside Speakers' Corner. Late Medieval Italian Anchoresses in European Context.
The project explored the phenomenon of voluntary reclusion in the late Middle Ages, c.1200-c.1400, focusing in particular on the little-studied peninsula of Italy, while also expanding our understanding of the European context. The main objective was to undertake an analytical study to establish the extent of female and male reclusion in the Italian peninsula, and any critical differences between their experiences. This included mapping the documentary evidence for the topographical distribution of cells to assess whether this reflected geo-political boundaries or modern historiographical interests. The second objective was comparative, investigating the extent to which voluntary reclusion can be understood as a European phenomenon and whether 'Italian reclusion' differed from other regions of Latin Europe. The third objective was to study ecclesiastical responses to recluses: the attitude of the papacy and of local ecclesiastics, and the extent of support or hostility. The fourth and final objective was to undestand the role of women living in a cell, adopting a prosopographical approach to document the kind of women who became recluses, the nature of the choices they made, and the levels of agency enabled by living in a cell. This study reshapes the image of the medieval European city, showing it as one scattered with cells, realigning expectations of sacred topography. It has improved our understanding of practice and the changing perceptions of religious identity across different political realities. as well as the tension between ideal and authority, with particular reference to the position of women.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
Voluntary reclusion was an ancient form of penitential religious life based on withdrawing into a tight space, either temporarily or forever. The particular phenomenon of urban reclusion which flourished in the 13th and 14th centuries was a mainly female activity, need not be tied to a religious order, and seems to have been linked to the expansion of cities across Europe. It is an important indicator of female levels of religious participation and of their social role since these women often acted as consultants and advisors to the wider community. This research project will thus improve our understanding of aphenomenon that characterized all of Latin Europe, as of the condition of medieval woman, while also reshaping our image of the medieval city, to one scattered with cells. There is, currently, a great disparity in historiographical terms between Italy and the rest of the continent on this subject. Whereas some parts of Europe and of northern Italy are relatively well researched, others are devoid of studies. The aim of this project is thus to verify whether – and if so, how and why – there was an Italian model of reclusion with characteristics different to those beyond the Alps; how recluses related to the urban communities from which they withdrew and the extent to which this phenomenon was a way for medieval women to break the silence imposed by St Paul (""Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak"",1 Corinthians 14:34); to exercise from and thanks to the cell a sort of power on the civil and ecclesiastical society; to break out of conventional, restricted roles of mother or wife or nun imposed by the medieval society, or more often a dignified way of life for poor single women, for whom the lack of a dowry barred entry to a nunnery or marriage. The first step will thus be the construction of a prosopographical database of Italian anchoresses mapping the phenomenon, followed by a comparative study of Italy in European context""
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS · ST ANDREWSКоординаторОбединеното кралство
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз