Network for Medieval Arts & Rituals (NetMAR)
We are an international, cross-disciplinary network dedicated to the study of medieval arts and rituals.
NetMAR brings together scholars, researchers, and students from different countries, backgrounds, institutions, and disciplines, all of whom are committed to academic excellence and to widening participation.
The network is made up of three major partners:
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No 951875.
Latest Blogs, News & Announcements
April 30, 2023
By Prof. Heinz Sieburg, University of Luxembourg
discusses medieval judicial ordeals and shows what judges did when they had not enough proof to declare an accused individual guilty.April 6, 2023
NetMAR is organizing an International Conference on "Rituals of Gender Staging and Performance in the Middle Ages" that address the role of rituals in the staging and performance of medieval gender roles. The conference will be held at the premises of the University of Bamberg between the 3rd and 4th of May 2023.
March 31, 2023
By Dr. Andria Andreou, Centre for Medieval Arts and Rituals, UCY
Were early Christian ascetics tempted by sexual desire? And if they did, in what forms did they experience such a temptation? How did they manage (or not) to overcome temptation? The hard battles that ascetics gave against sexual temptations, as depicted in two collections of early Byzantine tales, is the subject of this blog post.February 28, 2023
By Dr. Wiebke-Marie Stock, University of Bonn, Germany/University of Notre Dame, USA
What is beautiful can attract and enchant us, it can uplift us, but it can also distract. It is, therefore, by no means clear whether the beautiful should play a role within the realm of the divine. This text discusses how ideas of beauty were championed or censured by philosophers and theologians.Last Updated on July 17, 2023