Imbas
The National University of Ireland, Galway, Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Medieval Conference
Welcome to
Imbas: The NUIG Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Medieval Conference. This conference was established in November 2008 to help provide students of medieval studies with an exciting opportunity to gather for an extensive three day event. We offer delegates the opportunity to publish their papers in the
Imbas Journal. Postgraduate students at any stage of their research are invited to attend and participate at the conference.
The Old Irish word imbas is a compositional form,*imb-fius, meaning 'great knowledge'. Its actual meaning is obscure and is frequently referred to in the literature of early Medieval Ireland as relating to foreknowledge that has been obtained by magical or occult means. We use the term
imbas to refer to the scholarly process, similar to the learned art referred to by Feidelm, poetess of Connacht in the great Irish epic 'Táin Bó Cúailnge' (TBC1:41-44).
Imbas 2015: Perspectives of the World in the Late Antique & Medieval Period
NUI Galway, 20–22 November 2015
Download programme (PDF file).
Appreciation
The Imbas committees, past and present, would like to extend our appreciation to our sponsors over the past few years. Our sponsors have included the NUI Galway Registrar, the Millennium Fund, NUI Galway College of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Discipline of History, the Centre of Antique, Medieval and Pre-Modern studies (CAMPS) and the MA in Medieval Studies. Without their support, this conference could never have succeeded.
Leagan Gaeilge
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