Call for Papers
Medieval Monastery as Pilgrimage Center

I am seeking proposals for papers to be read at this session at the
SECAC conference in Mobile Alabama October 21-24, 2009.

Deadline for proposals (up to 200 words + CV) is April 20th. For
further info on the conference:
http://www.secollegeart.org/annual-conference.html

The Medieval Monastery as Pilgrimage Center

Many centers of pilgrimage that emerged in the later Middle Ages were
located in monastic complexes and the address/service of visiting
pilgrims was often interwoven with monastic goals. Duties of
hospitality, teaching, preaching, support of abbeys, and fostering the
sense of Christian community were wed to the development of
architectural features, iconographic programs in décor, shrines, and
cult objects that expressed cultic devotion. At the same time, the
pointed theological and spiritual goals of the monastery/convent, as
they served or amplified those of the larger Church were also
emphasized. Such exemplars as the Abbey of Stavelot and the Chartreuse
de Champmol demonstrate the fostering of pilgrim experiences
distinguished from those at cathedral cult centers by their monastic
flavor, with emphasis on the history of an order or specific
establishment, its founders, its teachings, or its most prominent
members. Especially invited are papers examining iconography of artwork
addressing both religious and lay devotees in combination, and as
cooperative strata of the medieval Church, but any seemingly related
proposal will be given full consideration.

Rita Tekippe, University of West Georgia. Work phone: (678)839-4953.
Cell/mobile phone: (770) 539-4418 Email: rtekippewestga.edu