UMR 5648 CIHAM - History, Archaeology and Literature of the Medieval Christian and Muslim Worlds

Activities

For the period 2021-2026, CIHAM's research will focus on three themes, complemented by a cross-cutting theme (see below). https://ciham.cnrs.fr/2021-2026-recherche/).

1) Theme 1: Territory, Economy, Environment

The 'Territories, Economy, Environment' theme is structured around five programmes: 'Spaces, Margins, Borders', 'Markets and Merchants', 'Work, Powers and Society', 'Sordidissimes' and 'Loot, Ransoms and Tributes'.

2) Theme 2: Govern, Dominate, Resist

The theme of 'Gouverner, Dominer, Résister' (Governing, Dominating, Resisting) aims to maintain a focus on comparative approaches in a multi-scalar framework, from the French to the European worlds, and, in perspective, on East/West cross-analyses.

3) Theme 3: Knowledge and Authorities

The 'Knowledge and Authorities' theme considers the medieval mechanisms of intellectual elaboration by which a society delimits legitimate knowledge and organises its transmission.

4) Corpor@Tech-Open Science cross-cutting theme

Corpor@Tech-Open Science links the different themes and is nourished by their various activities. It is based on the digital humanities, which have been a cornerstone of scientific production for several years.

On the Internet: https://ciham.cnrs.fr/

ORGANISATION

Trustees of the UMR

• Avignon University
• CNRS
• Lyon 2
• EHESS
• ENS Lyon
• Lyon 3

Direction
Marilyn Nicoud (AU)

Deputy Director
Cyrille AILLET (Lyon 2)
Pascal BURESI (CNRS, EHESS)
Nicolas CARRIER (Lyon 3)

By 2023, the CIHAM will have :

• 58 researchers or teacher-researchers
• 11 staff or administrative
• 68 doctoral students

Courses offered

The master's degree in History with its two courses:

• HCPS (History, Culture, Politics, Society), Research stream
• PCN (Heritage and Digital Culture), Professional pathway

• Master MEEF History-Geography
• Doctorate in History (Doctoral School 537)

Research activities

Specific research themes in Avignon

• Research in history, archaeology and heritage, particularly in Avignon and the lower Rhône valley.
• History of the papacy, the ecclesiastical institution and the papal archives.
• History of medicine and health.
• History of medieval nobility.
• History of urban societies, institutions and cultures.
• History of books and libraries.
• French-language literature from the late Middle Ages.

Research projects and partnerships

Projects financed

• APOSCRIPTA
• Biblissima
• CoMOR
• Distinguo
• e-CaM
• Fabliaux
• Fortifying the Alps in the Middle Ages (5th-16th centuries): from the Rhône to the Durance
• IMAGINARM
• ITN MIDA
• LiBer
• Values and measurements

Partnerships École française de Rome

• DIPLURBAINE
• FULMEN

Skills and know-how

• Analysis of medieval archival production and manuscript books.
• Paleography, diplomacy and codicology.
• Excavation techniques, building studies, analysis of field data.