The conference is organized under the umbrella of the project Christological Broadside Ballads in the Oral Tradition (GA25-15545S) and it is intended for all specialists for whom cheap prints, chapbooks and broadside ballads are a relevant source – be it librarians, literary scientists, linguists, musicologists, ethnologists and cultural anthropologists, historians, art historians and museum workers.

In Christian faith, practice, and worship, Christological themes play a significant role. The person, being, and activity of Jesus of Nazareth have not only been a matter of theological debates since the time of the early Christians but have also played a key role in popular piety. Christological texts thus spread in Europe during the Early Modern period within popular print culture, especially chapbooks and broadside ballads. At the same time, however, the texts passed through various media, such as hymn books and pilgrimage books, and intertwined with the oral tradition.

Online meeting:
https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/98250135107?pwd=H5rFTdqxLo07YlaTtj8UVtqdYL2d5u.1

Invited speakers:

Prof. David Hopkin, University of Oxford, Great Britain

Dr. Siv Gøril Brandtzæg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Dr. Matthew Laube, Baylor University, USA