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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Apologies for cross-posting. Best, Matt ------ Forwarded Message From: Celia Chazelle <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:59:12 -0400 To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: CFP: The Devil in Society The announcement below was sent to me by Prof. Peter Dendle at Penn State: *The Devil in Society in the Pre-modern World* 17 and 18 October 2008 Toronto, Ontario An international, interdisciplinary conference hosted by the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at Victoria College in the University of Toronto Keynote speakers include Richard Kieckhefer and Audrey L. Meaney. This multi-disciplinary conference seeks to examine the broad trajectory of devil beliefs in the period prior to 1650 in order to help explain what might be termed the general diabolisation of European thought as it is refracted through society and culture arguably from the middle of the fifteenth century. By surveying the variety in form and function of diabolical and demonic discourses and their social expression both at a series of particular historical moments, and over the /longue durée/, the conference aims to advance our understanding of the changing role of the devil in popular and elite culture and aetiology from late antiquity to its height in the early modern period. The conference organisers invite submissions for individual 20-minute papers, for panels (generally consisting of three papers), and workshops or round-tables dealing with any aspect of demonism and its manifestation in the classical, medieval, and Early Modern traditions. Some possible topics include, but are not limited to: Antichrist and the End of the World Clerical and popular demonism Constructions of the Sabbat Demonic magic Demonic possession Demonologists‹medieval and early modern Demonology and witchcraft Demons and heresy Demons and sceptics Demons in literature and on the stage Devil in art Devil in folklore Demons in hagiography and /exempla/ Demonisation of the ³Other² Exorcism, lay and clerical Incubi and succubi Mysticism and diabology New World demons Protestant vs. Catholic demons Women as healers, mystics, and witches Abstracts of no more than 150 words should be submitted by 15 December 2007, together with a one-page (max) c.v. to Richard Raiswell (Univ. of Prince Edward Island) and Peter Dendle (Penn State Univ.) at: <[log in to unmask]> ------ End of Forwarded Message ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html