Belief in omens and divination was widespread in the town of Erfurt, Germany, during the Thirty Years War. Through close study of original stories and documents, Berg (curator, Reventlow-Museum, Denma
Bailey, Digglemann, and Phillips, all from the history department of the University of Auckland, have redefined the terms "old" and "new" world to look at encounters between Europeans with other cultu
Philosophers, historians, political scientists, and other scholars present fresh perspectives on the work of Italian prophet or crackpot Marsilius (d. ca 1342) and on the status of research into it. T
This is the first of an anticipated six volumes, all devoted to documenting and analysing the extensive and longstanding excavations of the Viking trading site. Published in an oversized format (8.5x1
This major study looks at the heritage and literary transformation of Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris in late fifteenth and early sixteenth century Italy. The monograph is the first full-len
The thought and career of 19 medievalists, some of whom are very well known figures in medieval history, philology, and literature Ernst Kantorowicz, Franois Louis Ganshof, Georges Duby, Marc Bloch, a
This book brings together a lifetime of experiences told by a beloved member of the field of Slavic languages and literature - Irwin Weil. During the Soviet era, Irwin frequently visited and correspo
In bringing for the first time to a Latin audience the ideas of Stoics, Epicureans and other schools and figures of the post-Aristotelian period, Cicero's philosophical works have had an incalculable
In bringing for the first time to a Latin audience the ideas of Stoics, Epicureans and other schools and figures of the post-Aristotelian period, Cicero's philosophical works have had an incalculable
Sonification is the technique of rendering sound in response to data and interactions so that the sound can communicate and transmit information in an auditory display, rather than the more common vis
How and to what degree are we responsible for our characters, our lives, our misfortunes, our relationships and our children? This question is at the heart of "Moral Responsibility". The book explores
How and to what degree are we responsible for our characters, our lives, our misfortunes, our relationships and our children? This question is at the heart of "Moral Responsibility". The book explores
Magic has been an important term in Western history and continues to be an essential topic in the modern academic study of religion, anthropology, sociology and cultural history. Defining Magic is the
This volume aims to fill a gap within religious studies by providing a comprehensive overview of Ernesto de Martino's life and work, the thinkers and theories which informed his writings, his contribu
Scholars of English literature, mostly from Australia and North America, but also South Africa, explore the notion of the world as a stage, mostly in Shakespeare but also Marlowe and other playwrights
Elina Gertsman's multifaceted study introduces readers to the imagery and texts of the Dance of Death, an extraordinary subject that first emerged in western European art and literature in the late me
This collection of 14 papers originates in a conference held at the U. of Aarhus, Denmark, in January of 2008. It examines and analyzes the historical and archaeological evidence regarding the presenc
In light of the human and economic costs of enforcement, the loss of state revenue, the loss of import opportunities, and the longstanding encouragement of maritime trade by previous dynasties, the Mi
In the 5th and final volume of the series, 16 paintings are described using the same full technical and stylistic analysis of previous volumes. The paintings are of different religious subjects (they
The series takes its name from the journal, and continues its goal of publishing interdisciplinary scholarship on the intellectual culture and history of Europe from the end of the classical Roman age
The thought of G. W. F. Hegel (1770 -1831) has had a deep and lasting influence on a wide range of philosophical, political, religious, aesthetic, cultural and scientific movements. But, despite the f
The thought of G. W. F. Hegel (1770 -1831) has had a deep and lasting influence on a wide range of philosophical, political, religious, aesthetic, cultural and scientific movements. But, despite the f
The focus is on the depiction of Muslims, Jews, Catholics in general, and Spaniards in particular in early modern English literature. Among the topics are the critical impact of alterity and its refle
Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy from 1419 to 1467, distinguished himself as a patron of illuminated histories and historical romances, and as host of the most lavish entertainment of the middle ages
N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) produced a major body of work in the fields of theology, education, literature, politics, and history. He was also a poet, a hymn-writer, and a translator. In particular,
In 1777, Thomas Bugge left Copenhagen on a tour to visit and examine observatories in Germany, Holland, and England. This book is an English-language version of the illustrated travel diary that Bugge
Jenkins (Director of Education for the Diocese of Carlisle) offers this study on the morphology of Catholic settlements in Ireland and how they were influenced by both the Jerusalem Temple and pagan I
This short monograph examines in detail relations between the Normans and Byzantines from c.1030-1108, with its main focus on the invasions of the Byzantine mainland by Robert Guiscard and Bohemond, e
Philip of Burgundy did not get his appellation of "bold" by accident. He was politically savvy, sophisticated in his methods and focused, traits that backed up his famed boldness and generally led to
English, Irish, Welsh, and American medieval scholars construct images of the pre-modern English book in some of its myriad forms, and discuss the implications of doing so for the understanding of med
Responding to a perception that emblem books published beginning in 1531 in Augsburg in Latin have been neglected by both the fields of Neo-Latin studies and emblem studies, European and American scho
Arising from a conference held in Munich in June 2012, this volume focuses on processes of negotiation as the main strategy of identity-building and proposes the discussion of two vital and related is
Herbert Spencer: Legacies explores and assesses the impact of the ideas and work of the great Victorian polymath Herbert Spencer across a wide range of disciplines. In the course of the essays a signi
As a feeling or instinct for kinship, empathy is rooted in human connectedness - it belongs to the field of emotional forces that attract and repel and alloy. Since empathy springs from a person's sen
The author seeks to reconstruct the political-economy and society of the Dunhuang region of the Tibetan Empire (now in the Chinese province of Gansu) during the 8th and 9th centuries through an analys
The letters of Anselm of Canterbury (died 1109) provide the clearest insight into his mind and action, and they also constitute one of our finest vantage points to observe the formation of those profo
The two conferences that spawned this volume were part of the research project The Family as an Institution of Integration for Migrants and Refugees in Denmark, and the 11 papers cover moral orders: r
Ackerman (philosophy, College of the Siskiyous) puts a new slant on the works of Lewis Carroll and his alter ego, Charles Dodgson. Using his best known works Alice in Wonderland and Through the Lookin
The result of a joint project by medievalists at the U. of Chile in Santiago and the universities of Ghent and Antwerp in the Netherlands, the essays of this volume consider medieval women's literacy
Elsie Chamberlain (1910-91) was a leading figure in feminism, broadcasting and the churches. At her death many tributes were paid, including an appreciation of her on Womans Hour on Radio 4 and all th
