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In this collection of linked essays analysing economic, social, and institutional structures, James Howard-Johnston aims to explain Byzantium's longevity,... Læs mere
The deeds and misdeeds of aristocrats, past and present, never lose their appeal, whether on screen or in real life. But who are... Læs mere
Provides the first comprehensive study of lajvardina as a class of ceramics, their distribution in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and their reception in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Retracing the contours of a bitter controversy over the meaning of sacred architecture that flared up among some of the leading lights of the Carolingian... Læs mere
Early Christians sought miracles from Michael the Archangel and this enigmatic ecumenical figure was the... Læs mere
The Middle English Melusine offers a particularly rich source for such a study, as it presents the story of a powerful fairy/human woman who desires a full human life—and death—within a literary tradition that is more friendly to women’s agency than its continental counterparts.
Virginia Langum offers anaccount of the medical imagery used to describe feelings and actions inreligious and literary contexts, referencing a variety of behavioraldiscussions within medical contexts.
This study traces the genealogy of Saint Perpetua’s story with a straightforward yet previously overlooked question at its center: How was Perpetua remembered and to what uses was that memory put?
This book explores the professional and social lives of the soldiers who served in the army of the Byzantine Empire in the sixth century.
This book examines the broad varieties of religious belief, religious practices, and the influence of religion within medieval society.
This book examines the story of the ‘discovery of America’ through the prism of the history of the Franciscans, a socio-religious movement with a unique doctrine of voluntary poverty.
This book honors the career of historian of mathematics J.L. The first part, of value to scholars, graduate students, and interested readers, is a survey of scholarship in the mathematical sciences in ancient Greece and medieval Islam.