The Convergence of Judaism and Islam offers fifteen interdisciplinary studies that investigate the complex relationships between the cultures of Jews and Muslims during the medieval and early modern p
More than a hundred primary documents offer students of later medieval English literature, society, and history intriguing original perspectives through which to understand the literary texts of the p
This book examines late antique and medieval devotional texts and materials, ranging from the eastern Mediterranean to northwestern Europe, related to the Maccabean martyrs. This unique group of peopl
Known primarily as a masterpiece of Perso-Islamic mystical medieval literature and theosophic teachings, Rumi's Mathnawi is also known for its explicit sexual material and ribald tales. Here Tourage (
Divine Traces of the Daoist Sisterhood presents unique materials on the lives and religious quests of Daoist women in medieval China. Translating and discussing religious women’s biographies, the book
This volume explores how elements of the medieval tradition were transformed into new claims of authority by the Reformation. In theological terms the volume examines how ecclesiastical, biblical and
Renowned scholar of medieval literature, Lee Patterson, presents a compelling vision of the shape and direction of Geoffrey Chaucer’s entire career in Chaucer and the Subject of History. Chaucer
A Knight at the Opera examines the remarkable and unknown role that the medieval legend (and Wagner opera) Tannhauser played in Jewish cultural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Th
For all the medievalist ink devoted to crusade, heresy, and inquisition, says Smith (medieval history, Saint Louis U., Missouri), little attention has been paid to the phenomena in Aragon of the 12th
This book guides readers through ten pervasive fictions about medieval history,provides them with the sources and analytical tools to critique those fictions, and identifies what really happened in th
Written by the great medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides, The Guide of the Perplexed attempts to explain the perplexities of biblical language—and apparent inconsistencies in the text—in the light
Written by the great medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides, The Guide of the Perplexed attempts to explain the perplexities of biblical language—and apparent inconsistencies in the text—in the light
This book argues that Levi Gersonides articulates a unique model of virtue ethics among medieval Jewish thinkers. Gersonides is recognized by scholars as one of the most innovative Jewish philosophers
This book challenges the dominant scholarly notion that the Qur’an must be interpreted through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad, arguing instead that the text
Sexy, sword-swinging ladies in an epic medieval monster huntReads R to L (Japanese Style). Priscilla relentlessly pursues Clare's destruction, while Deneve and Helen remain just as determined to prote
Edward Burne-Jones, member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood is renowned for his beautiful but usually melancholy evocations of a mythical, literary, ancient or medieval world. This title provides an
Most medieval texts were not really texts in the modern sense of printed, bound, stand-alone volumes, but were instead scribal productions that circulated in manuscript form, often alongside unrelated
This book challenges the dominant scholarly notion that the Qur’an must be interpreted through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad, arguing instead that the text
Jowitt (English Renaissance literature, U. of Wales) and Watt's (British Medieval and Renaissance literature, U. of Wales) text evolved from a Summer 1997 conference held in Aberystwyth, Wales. The es
Composed in medieval Iceland, Hrolf’s Saga recalls ancient Scandinavia of the Migration Period, when the warrior chieftain King Hrolf ruled in Denmark. In the Viking World, King Hrolf served as
A new generation of American medieval art historians explores how sacred images were perceived during the Middle Ages in Byzantium and Europe.Focusing on the relationship between a particular type of
Reprints 14 major critical and performance studies of the last 30 years, and offers a comprehensive but unannotated bibliography, of the 24-play sequence that straddled medieval and renaissance Englan
Westminster Abbey was one of the wealthiest and most influential monastic houses in medieval England: c.1300 it held some 38,000 acres, largely in the Home Counties and West Midlands, and its revenues
The river Trent separates the highlands from the lowlands in central and eastern England, and has been quarried for sand and gravel since Medieval times. Cooper draws on his knowledge of social histor
This collection of 17 articles, which were published mainly in the 1980s and 1990s, examine issues of religion and culture in late medieval Spain. Several of the articles consider aspects of the 13th
In over 1,000 entries, this acclaimed Companion covers all aspects of the Western fairy tale tradition, from medieval to modern, under the guidance of Professor Jack Zipes. It provides an authoritativ
Assassin’s Creed is one of the biggest entertainment properties in the world. A sweeping and visually rich narrative covering the Crusades in medieval Jerusalem, the pirate-infested oceans of the Cari
This is the first study to consider the impact of the Crusades on medieval Wales. Drawing on poetry, chronicles, and other literatures, Kathryn Hurlock explores Welsh enthusiasm for the movement du
Thomas Aquinas is the most widely read and arguably most influential of the medieval philosophers. He is famous for his impressive and coherent synthesis of Greek Philosophy and Christian Theology and
Thomas Aquinas is the most widely read and arguably most influential of the medieval philosophers. He is famous for his impressive and coherent synthesis of Greek Philosophy and Christian Theology and
The acclaimed photographer David Finn has an acute feel for the aesthetics of medieval sculpture. This sensibility, in combination with his expertise as a photographer, result in superb images of the
A reprint from 2003, this dictionary for academics and general readers contains entries on the history of witchcraft. Focusing on Western Europe during the late medieval and early modern periods, Bail
These substantial volumes present the fullest account yet published of the lexicography of English from its origins in medieval glosses, through its rapid development in the eighteenth century, to a f
In the Polish countryside, magnificent estates and medieval castles are nestled in picturesque valleys and alongside lengthy rivers. In "The Great Country Houses of Poland", based on
Medieval philosophers had more than theology to guide them in building their understanding of ethics. In this collection of 12 accessible and lively articles, drawn from a conference held January 2006
The fourth volume of collected studies by Jacoby (Hebrew U., Jerusalem) focuses again on the medieval Mediterranean and issues of trade, politics, culture, and society. There are two articles on silk
As one of the most brilliant and creative minds of the twentieth century, C. S. Lewis crosses over all literary, philosophical, and religious boundaries. A world-renowned scholar of medieval literatur
A potent mixt of salvation and adventure, the Crusades were one of the most prominent features of medieval Europe, reflecting and directing religious and secular movements in Western society for half
The Book of Causes, highly influential in the medieval university, was commonly but incorrectly understood to be the completion of Aristotle's metaphysics. It was Thomas Aquinas who first judged it t
Perhaps no book was more central to medieval spirituality and mysticism," writes Bernard McGinn, "or more problematic to contemporary readers, than the Song of Songs. . . Lingering V
