In this vivid account of the Reformation, readers learn about the process that led up to Luther's rebellion against the late medieval church and understand what drove himGraham Tomlin brings the world
This volume comprises papers from a cultural-historical congress about The Street in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period, organized by the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Material Cult
Winner of the 2011 Isaac and Tamara Deutscher Memorial PrizeThe essays collected herein deal with the Marxist notion of a "mode of production," the emergence of medieval relations of production, the o
This series is concerned with the relationship between religon, society, culture, and identity in Europe from the early medieval period to the end of the ancien regime, with particular emphasis on con
"The Anglo-Saxon mission to early medieval Germany and the Netherlands has long been seen as a major contribution to the foundation of Christian Europe. Encouraged by the activities of prominent Anglo
This new annotated translation of the Ancrene Wisse, the early thirteenth-century guide for female recluses, presents a key document for the development of medieval spirituality and one of the major w
The Northern Lands: Germanic Europe, c.1270-c.1500 explores the unique regional identity that developed in the lands bordering the Baltic and North Seas during Europe's late medieval period. Offers an
The Northern Lands: Germanic Europe, c.1270-c.1500 explores the unique regional identity that developed in the lands bordering the Baltic and North Seas during Europe's late medieval period. Offers a
The idea of Moorish Spain captures the modern imagination, with its tales of knowledge shared across the borders of medieval Islam and Christendom, and of courts resounding to the gentle oriental stra
A daring fusion of memoir and leading edge explorations from one of the most interesting and innovative thinkers around today. From Liverpool of the Beatles, to the Blackfoot Sundance, to the medieval
In the noble and dangerous times of medieval France, the young knight Aubrey de Montdidier, nephew of the Count of Montargis, has been strangely murdered. His friend the brave Sieur DeNarsac, captain
National bestselling author Lynn Kurland takes a bold step forward with this stunning novel that beautifully captures the majesty of the Medieval period. Set near the Scottish border, it is the breath
Chaucer's "Canterbury TaleS" is one of the oldest and most widely studied works of English literature. The tales provide a glimpse of medieval life, and the professions of the pilgrims figure prominen
Jeffrey F. Hamburger's groundbreaking study of the art of female monasticism explores the place of images and image-making in the spirituality of medieval nuns during the later Middle Ages. Working fr
Drawing from primary sources to offer a reconstruction of the history of women’s healing practices, the author argues that the medieval image of the healer as witch was deliberately constructed by Chu
The last two volumes in this series have looked at the confrontation between Christian and Moor in Medieval Spain exclusively from the Christian side.This book attemps to redress the balance by lookin
This book conveys the life and thought of Hans Denck (1500-1527), the contemplative genius of the Anabaptist movement, and examines the inner dynamics of his spirituality: its medieval context, its my
From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this buildi
The procession that crosses Chaucer's pages is as full of life and as richly textured as a medieval tapestry. The Knight, the Miller, the Friar, the Squire, the Prioress, the Wife of Bath, and others
Get started with Twisted, the event-driven asynchronous networking engine written in Python, and work with higher-level protocols with ease. With this book, you’ll learn how to use Twisted to develop
Beginning Django E-Commerce guides you through producing an e-commerce site using Django, the most popular Python web development framework. Topics covered include how to make a shopping cart, a check
Lift the drawbridge and prepare the defenses! Kids will love this sticker activity book complete with medieval coloring activities, matching, counting, mazes, 1,000 stickers and more.Young readers fas
Why did the medieval West condemn clerical marriage as an abomination while the Byzantine Church affirmed its sanctifying nature? This book brings together ecclesiastical, legal, social, and cultural
Discover the healing and relaxing power inherent in calligraphic handwriting and the Medieval art of copying with this beautifully designed activity book that includes interactive sections filled with
Medieval historian Kortum and evolutionary biologist Heinze (both Regensburg U., Germany) invited scholars from the natural sciences and the humanities to a September 2011 symposium to share perspecti
English Description: In the spring of 1951 Dutch newspapers wrote about an archaeological discovery of international importance: the excavation of an enormous early medieval cemetery near Rhenen (prov
This book explores the complex linkages between state, society, and culture in medieval and modern India. It discusses issues like secularism, composite culture, pluralism, historiography, and the use
The tenth-century Calabrian Jewish physician and scholar, Donnolo, wrote one of the first Hebrew medical treatises known in medieval Italy. Mancuso (Jewish studies, Insubria University, Como) provides
Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival expands and transforms the Arthurian tradition into a grand depiction of the medieval cosmos around 1200. Standing between clerical and chivalric cultures and articul
"This anthology offers a comprehensive historical introduction to the central questions of philosophy of religion. Approximately two-thirds of the selections are from ancient, medieval, and modern sou
Extant manuscripts are the principal medieval testimony to the art of monophonic song. Literary texts and archival materials, a few theoretical works, and numerous visual representations provide helpf
Christa Gardner von Teuffels studies of Italian altarpieces have provided fundamental insights concerning the original structure and setting of some of the canonical monuments of Italian late medieval
"Students of Boethius and of medieval logic will . . . profit from Stump's work on this difficult treatise. Her translation, . . . the first into English . . . and the interpretative essays, e.g., on
Concentrating on the sacrament of the altar, poverty, and conflicting versions of sanctity, Sanctifying Signs presents a critical study of Christian literature, theology, and culture in late medieval
Important new historic and documentary evidence supports revised assessments of the English Reformation. They show the true richness of late-medieval Catholicism and indicate that shifts in religion,
Medieval Jewish literature from the 10th century onwards drew heavily on Arabic literary models. This important new study first discusses the introduction of fictionality into Classical Arabic Literat
This ground-breaking contribution to medicine and healing contains translations of Hildegard text which reflect the high point of medieval, alchemical, and healing science. Commentary by the authors
The bestselling author and historian Lisa Hilton picks up the mythical 'City of Ladies' where the medieval writer Christine de Pisan left off, continuing a conversation about gender and greatness that
Published in association with the Group for the Study of Irish Historic Settlement and the American Society for Irish Medieval Studies, this exciting new book features twelve essays from an internatio
This book is an examination of why and how the elective principle, already established in Transylvanian and Polish political culture in the late medieval period, was transformed in the early elections
