26-28 november 2025
Salle polyvalente du Learning
Center Christine de Pizan
31 place Cardinal Mercier
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Bringing together researchers from various disciplines, the research group
“Essais de terminologie(s). Images, littérature, spiritualité” initiated at
GEMCA in 2022, aims to collectively question our understadings of terms
relating to the use of images and literature in the field of spirituality
between the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. We are
collectively examining our uses of this vocabulary in order to define our
research topics more precisely and propose more informed terminology.
This exploration is based on two main types of corpus, which we are careful
to cross-reference: secondary literature and primary sources.
During these study days, we hope to broaden our collaborative work and
our network by focusing on the notion of the “devotional image”
(Andachstbild) and related practices (devotion, piety, prayer, meditation,
etc.). Drawing on a variety of approaches and corpora (both geographical
and chronological), the study days aim to collectively examine the generic
concept of devotional images from a historiographical, epistemological,
and terminological perspective.
The full program can be accessed here.
Registration is free, but for practical reasons, please inform us of your participation at one of the following addresses: elise.philippe@uclouvain.be; ingrid.falque@uclouvain.be; solene.lecuivre@uclouvain.be.
We prefer on-site participation to facilitate and encourage discussion, but given that a strike has been announced in Belgium on 26 November, it will be possible to attend the conference remotely. If you would like to receive the Zoom link, please write to one of the three email addresses mentioned above.