SubsidieMeestersModelling Religiopolitics. The Imperium Christianum via its Commoners
RELIC aims to analyze archaeological and historical data to explore the role of the rural population in the political and ecclesiastical dynamics of the Holy Roman Empire from the 10th to 12th centuries.
Projectdetails
Introduction
From the 10th c. onwards, new polities emerged on the periphery of the Holy Roman Empire (HRE), the new centre of Christendom. Endowing Christianity as an institutional system was integral to the emperor’s power, expanding his influence and securing his rule in the new kingdoms.
Limitations of Previous Narratives
Previous narratives have been generally constructed on the basis of limited written accounts, which mainly concern the higher echelons of society, emphasising the role of secular and ecclesiastical elites. However, the ecclesiastical and secular administrative organisation of the rural population could not be reconstructed satisfactorily from these sources, despite their importance for the stability of both State and Church.
Project Overview
RELIC proposes a complex, comparative analysis and contextualisation of archaeological and historical remains of the rural population living on the eastern fringes of the HRE during the Ottonian and Salian periods (10th -12th c.). This project explores:
- The influences of centres and networks of secular and ecclesiastical lords
- The natural environment
- The economic infrastructure
Significance of the Study
Investigating this often-overlooked segment of the population and its hitherto unexplored or neglected role allows us to study:
- How (top-level) changes in political and ecclesiastical organisations can be reflected in the evidence concerning the lower levels of society and of the local church network
- How different strategies worked in different political settings
- What role local initiatives/agencies could have played in religious and political shifts
Methodological Approach
The religiopolitics of the HRE is a well-researched topic. Still, investigating the involvement of the rural population in these processes is a new approach, as is the applied methodology and primary data:
- Proximity analysis
- Network analysis
- Catchment analysis on archival archaeological data and historical evidence
Individually, such evidence provides little information, but together it forms a significant and unexplored dataset of the rural population.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
| Subsidiebedrag | € 1.498.755 |
| Totale projectbegroting | € 1.498.755 |
Tijdlijn
| Startdatum | 1-1-2024 |
| Einddatum | 31-12-2028 |
| Subsidiejaar | 2024 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- UNIVERSITAT WIENpenvoerder
- NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM
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