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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Dear Colleagues, The Hagiography Society is searching for one additional paper for a sponsored session at the ICMS in Kalamazoo in May. Anyone working on shrines, pilgrimage, or religious art in any of the faith traditions would be a great fit. The CFP follows. If you are interested, please contact me at this address, or Felege-Selam Yirga at the email address listed below. Best wishes, Sara ********** Sara Ritchey Associate Professor of History Affiliated Faculty in Religious Studies University of Tennessee, Knoxville Holy Marketing Medieval tombs, shrines, and sacred spaces were often crafted through the collaborative efforts of a network of agents. In competitive religious environments, ecclesiastical and secular figures who managed such holy sites drew profit from the contributions of pilgrims, and often found themselves in competition for the same "business" of attracting these visitors. They worked to imbue a site with the holy attributes of a particular saint, transforming it into an important nucleus of social and economic activity. In this way, these sites and objects became "material hagiographies" that attracted pilgrims and devotees in similar and dissimilar manner to textual hagiographies. The papers in this session will examine this material “genre” of hagiography and its socioeconomic influence. Contact: Felege-Selam Yirga and Taiko Haessler; [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe 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: unsubscribe 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/medieval-religion