25–26 March 2026: Monastic Letter Writing in Late Antiquity. The Role of Epistolary Communication in Monastic Life and Organisation
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04. March 2026
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Veranstaltungen
Monastic Letter Writing in Late Antiquity
The Role of Epistolary Communication in Monastic Life and Organisation
International Conference
Würzburg, 25–26 March 2026
The conference aims to explore monastic letters from an interdisciplinary perspective—patristics and church history, philology, and ancient history— considering different languages and specific examples. It will examine the ways in which letters served as a medium for monks’ social interactions and the functions of epistolary commerce in monastic life. A comparison will be made to investigate how late antique monks communicated and acted in letters, in which areas and matters they intervened, which functions letters fulfilled in the process, and the extent to which the form of letter writing was relevant to these activities.
Venue
Institut für Klassische Philologie,
Residenzplatz 2, Würzburg
Griechischbibliothek (Südflügel: R.3.27)
Registration
Guests are welcome to attend the in-person conference. Please register in advance: sandra.erker@uni-wuerzburg.de
Organisers
Sandra Erker | Jan R. Stenger (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg)
DFG-funded project: Monasticism and Local Self-Organisation
DFG PAK 1066: Lokalität und Gesellschaft—Horizontale Bindungskräfte in der Antike
The complete program and further information can be found at the conference website.
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