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La culture intellectuelle dans la NorvĂšge et lâIslande mĂ©diĂ©vales
Il sâagit dans cette contribution de faire le point sur les directions et les transformations conceptuelles majeures qui ont marquĂ© les recherches rĂ©centes sur la culture intellectuelle de la NorvĂšge et de lâIslande mĂ©diĂ©vales : quel est le cĆur de cette « culture intellectuelle » et quelles approches thĂ©oriques et mĂ©thodologiques ont Ă©tĂ© dĂ©ployĂ©es dans ces discussions ? Autant de grandes directions qui sâillustrent dans lâĂ©tude dâexpressions culturelles variĂ©es, comme les textes et les documents, les manuscrits et les enluminures, lâarchitecture et lâart, les monnaies et les sceaux norvĂ©giens ou islandais, entre lâan mil et 1537 environ. Les exemples Ă©tudiĂ©s permettent de souligner Ă la fois les caractĂ©ristiques uniques de la culture intellectuelle mĂ©diĂ©vale de la NorvĂšge et de lâIslande, et les traits quâelle partage avec dâautres cultures europĂ©ennes. Enfin, lâarticle relĂšve quelques-uns des dĂ©fis et des objectifs potentiels de la recherche sur la culture intellectuelle dans les annĂ©es Ă venir.The aim of this article is to review the major trends and paradigm shifts in the way intellectual culture of medieval Norway and Iceland has been discussed in recent scholarship, i.e. what has been seen as the core of âintellectual cultureâ and what theoretical and methodological stances have been deployed in these discussions. These major trends are illustrated by studies of various cultural expressions, such as texts and documents, manuscripts and illuminations, architecture and art, coins and seals from Norway and Iceland, c. 1000-1537. The examples underscore both the unique features of the intellectual culture in medieval Norway and Iceland, as well as its common characteristics with other European cultures. Conclusively, the review points to some challenges and potential aims for future research on intellectual culture.Dieser Aufsatz beschĂ€ftigt sich mit den entscheidenden konzeptuellen Richtungen und VerĂ€nderungen, die aus der jĂŒngeren Forschung zur geistigen Kultur im mittelalterlichen Norwegen und Island hervorgehen: welcher Kernpunkt dieser âgeistigen Kulturâ und welche theoretischen und methodischen Herangehensweisen kennzeichnen diese Diskussion? Zahlreiche groĂe Richtungen prĂ€gen das Studium der unterschiedlichen kulturellen Ausdrucksformen, die sich ungefĂ€hr zwischen 1000 und 1537 entwickelt haben, darunter Texte und Dokumente, Manuskripte und Buchmalerei, Architektur und Kunst, norwegische oder islĂ€ndische MĂŒnzen und Siegel. Anhand der untersuchten Beispiele lassen sich sowohl Charakteristika fĂŒr die Einzigartigkeit der mittelalterlichen geistigen Kultur Norwegens und Islands erkennen, als auch Gemeinsamkeiten, die sie mit anderen europĂ€ischen Kulturen teilt. AbschlieĂend geht der Artikel auf einige der Herausforderungen und potentiellen Zielstellungen fĂŒr die Forschung der nĂ€chsten Jahre ein.Il presente saggio intende fare il punto sulle direzioni e sulle trasformazioni concettuali che hanno contrassegnato le ricerche recenti sulla cultura intellettuale della Norvegia e dellâIslanda medioevali: qual Ú il cuore di questa «cultura intellettuale» e quali approcci teorici e metodologici sono stati utilizzati in queste discussioni? Molteplici sono le direzioni intraprese nello studio di espressioni culturali differenti, come i testi e i documenti, i manoscritti e le miniature, lâarchitettura e lâarte, le monete e i sigilli norvegesi o islandesi tra lâAnno Mille e il 1537 circa. Gli esempi studiati permettono di mettere in luce, da un lato, le caratteristiche uniche della cultura intellettuale medievale della Norvegia e dellâIslanda e, dallâaltro, i tratti che essa condivide con le altre culture europee. Lâarticolo analizza infine le sfide e i potenziali obiettivi che la ricerca sulla cultura intellettuale puĂČ porsi negli anni a venire.Esta contribuciĂłn hace un balance de las direcciones y las transformaciones conceptuales mayores que marcaron las investigaciones recientes sobre la cultura intelectual de la Noruega y de la Islandia medieval: ÂżcuĂĄl es el corazĂłn de esta âcultura intelectualâ y quĂ© aproximaciones teĂłricas y metodolĂłgicas fueron desplegadas en esta discusiĂłn? Se consideran todas las direcciones que estudian la variedad de expresiones culturales, como los textos y los documentos, los manuscritos y las iluminaciones, la arquitectura y el arte, las monedas y los sellos noruegos o islandeses, alrededor de los años 1000 y 1537. Los ejemplos estudiados permiten subrayar las caracterĂsticas Ășnicas de la cultura intelectual medieval de Noruega y de Islandia, y los rasgos que ella comparte con otras culturas europeas. Por Ășltimo, el artĂculo considera algunos de los desafĂos y de los objetivos potenciales de la investigaciĂłn sobre la cultura intelectual en los años por venir
Teaching and practicing the Quadriga in Medieval Norway: A Reading of Barlaams og Josaphats Saga
The present volume establishes that Christian liturgy and religious rituals were the main tools for the transformation of the self after the introduction of Christianity in various cultural contexts of medieval Europe. The liturgical ritual was the ultimate arena and outer manifestation of the cognitive and behavioral changes required by individuals and which were inspired in them by the Church. In this article, I will discuss whether the same tools for transformation were relevant in medieval Norway and how self-reflection and cognitive change were triggered not only during the liturgy but also through other activities, such as the reading of literature. The primary focus will be on the medium of the book, here exemplified by an Old Norse translation of the pan-European legend about Barlaam and Josaphat as preserved in its main manuscript Holm Perg 6 fol., c. 1250. By Studying the content of the saga, its narratological structure, and the mise en page of the manuscript, I will argue that the text foregrounded the Christian quadriga model of interpreting and may have served to teach this model to its readers, i.e. members of the upper social class in medieval Norway during the second half of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth century. This book itself, with its specific mise en page, may thus be seen as a tool assisting in the transformation of the self, in a similar way as the liturgy.
On cover:Monks singing the Office and decorated initial A[sperges me.]. Gradual Olivetan Master (Use of the Olivetan Benedictines), illuminated manuscript on parchment ca. 1430-1439. Italy, Monastero di Santa Maria di Baggio near Milan, Ca 1400-1775.Beinecke Ms1184: The olivetan Gradual. Gradual. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Homo renovatur de die in diem: Transforming Selves and Communities
"This special issue of Acta ad archaeologiam et artium historiam pertinentia (from now on Acta) interrogates religious practices of reading, writing, praying and engaging with texts, images, architecture, music, and ritual spaces in late antique Rome and medieval Europe. More specifically, it aims to analyze and deepen our understanding of how liturgy and religious practice modeled and modified selves and communities, how they shaped and transformed identities and built communities - both individual and collective, religious and lay".
On cover:Monks singing the Office and decorated initial A[sperges me.]. Gradual Olivetan Master (Use of the Olivetan Benedictines), illuminated manuscript on parchment ca. 1430-1439. Italy, Monastero di Santa Maria di Baggio near Milan, Ca 1400-1775.Beinecke Ms1184: The olivetan Gradual. Gradual. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Pays nordiques
Perspective se tourne ici vers un vaste territoire â lâespace nordique europĂ©en, Ă©tendu au Danemark, Ă la Finlande, Ă lâIslande, Ă la NorvĂšge et Ă la SuĂšde â dont il sâagit dâinterroger Ă la fois la pertinence, lâextension et les spĂ©cificitĂ©s en tant que construction culturelle et historique dont les contours ont fluctuĂ© au cours du temps. Peut-ĂȘtre faudrait-il plutĂŽt parler des Nords, une dimension plurielle prise en compte notamment dans un dĂ©bat autour de lâidentitĂ© samie et lâhistoire rĂ©cente des pratiques des artistes autochtones. Sâil sâagit de donner la parole aux crĂ©ateurs issus des pays nordiques dont la dĂ©marche relĂšve des arts visuels ou du design, ce volume est Ă©galement lâoccasion d'inviter chercheurs et conservateurs Ă explorer ensemble lâhistoire et le prĂ©sent de la discipline, tout en conviant des personnalitĂ©s singuliĂšres Ă retracer leur parcours personnel. La construction des identitĂ©s nationales, des gĂ©nĂ©alogies intellectuelles et artistiques, comme la dĂ©construction de certains mythes nordiques â du naturalisme paysagiste Ă lâĂ©cologie en passant par la figure romantique du hĂ©ros-artiste en communion avec la nature â sont quelques-uns des thĂšmes rĂ©currents des contributions rĂ©unies dans ce numĂ©ro. Ce numĂ©ro est en vente sur le site du Comptoir des presses d'universitĂ©s. ComitĂ© de rĂ©daction du volume Laurent Baridon, JĂ©rĂŽme BessiĂšre, Fabienne Chevallier, Florence Duchemin-Pelletier, Emeline Eudes, Ingrid Fersing, Antoine GuĂ©my, Annick Lemoine, Christophe Leribault, Jonas Storvse, Harri Veivo, Bernard Vouillou