This book addresses Christendom's eastern frontier, the principality of Moldavia: its political, economic, and cultural history from its formation in 1359 to the early sixteenth century.
Describes the Almoravid transformation of western North Africa through trans-Saharan and trans-Mediterranean commerce, urbanization, and the epic encounter with the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures of Iberia.
In a clear and accessible form, this book explores everyday relations and interactions between Christians and Muslims in the Levant during the Crusades, demonstrating that it was usually practicality rather than religious scruples that dictated their responses to the religious other.
The concept of the Rus' Land became and remained an historical myth of modern Russian nationalism as the equivalent of "Russia." This book looks at the history of the use of the concept of the Rus' Land from the tenth to the seventeenth century.
Seven manuscript fragments of the Old French Suite Vulgate du Merlin discovered in a set of early-printed books in the Bristol Central Library hit global headlines in 2019: this is a comprehensive study with accompanying transliteration of these fascinating Arthurian fragments.
An exploration of how ideas regarding the source and character of supreme political authority--sovereignty--experienced a crucial period of formative development during the thirteenth century.
Why should anyone read Beowulf? This book presents a passionate literary argument for Beowulf as a searching, subtle exploration of the human presence.
This book argues for the need to integrate museum-based experiential qualities into discussion of Byzantine art in order to reach fuller, deeper, more ethical explanations of this culture than are habitually given.
This volume and its companion gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters show us about what it means to be human. Primary Sources on Monsters brings together some of the most influential and indicative monster narratives from the West.
This volume and its companion gather a wide range of readings and sources to enable us to see and understand what monsters show us about what it means to be human. Classic Readings on Monster Theory introduces the most important and influential modern theorists of the monstrous.
Is it possible to talk about antisemitism in the Middle Ages, before the appearance of scientific concepts of "race"? This work analyses this question and offers a nuanced response.
Covering the history and cultural heritage of Rome from ancient through early modern times, this book examines the Eternal City through the lives of some of its most important artists, political leaders, and religious luminaries, with reference to the remarkable monuments, works of arts, and urban spaces associated with them.
This book presents a fresh overview, from both Scandinavian and diasporic perspectives, on Viking society: religion, economic life, and material culture.