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Heresy and Bible Translation in the Middle Ages and at the Dawn of the RenaissancePremière journée d'études, 27 octobre 2017Centre d'études supérieures de civilisation médiévale, CNRS, Université de Poitiers, FranceSabrina Corbellini: New Communities of Interpretation. Bible Translations, Readers and Users in Late Medieval Europe Main aim of this introductory lecture is to reflect on the central issues of vernacular Bible translations, orthodoxy, heresy and dissent drawing from the experience gained within the framework of the research project Holy Writ and Lay Readers, New Communities of Investigation and Cities of Readers. The projects are focussed on the connection between vernacular Bible translations (and religious texts in general) and religious transformations with a specific focus on the “human factor”. It is essential to approach these topics from a point of view that challenges traditional research paradigms and crosses or at least questions the boundaries of orthodoxy and heterodoxy and approaches vernacular Bible translations not just as a wish to create an “alternative” to “traditional” religion but a manifestation of social, cultural and religious transformations.