Carthusian paper @ Workshop "Image of Devotion"

Bringing together researchers from various disciplines, the research group “Essais de terminologie(s). Images, littérature, spiritualité” initiated at GEMCA in 2022, aims to collectively question the understandings of terms relating to the use of images and literature in the field of spirituality between the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. The aim is to examine the uses of this vocabulary in order to define research topics more precisely and propose more informed terminology. This exploration is based on two main types of corpus, which are carefully to cross-referenced: secondary literature and primary sources. During these study days, the intention is to broaden the collaborative work and the network by focusing on the notion of the “devotional image” (Andachstbild) and related practices (devotion, piety, prayer, meditation, etc.). Drawing on a variety of approaches and corpora (both geographical and chronological), the study days aim to collectively examine the generic concept of devotional images from a historiographical, epistemological, and terminological perspective.

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Registration is free, but for practical reasons, please inform the organizers of your participation at one of the following addresses: elise.philippe@uclouvain.be; ingrid.falque@uclouvain.be; solene.lecuivre@uclouvain.be.