Free DownloadWomen, the Crusades, the Templars and Hospitallers in Medieval European Society and Culture (Variorum Collected Studies) by Helen J. Nicholson
English | October 8, 2024 | ISBN: 1032565748 | 284 pages | PDF | 6.47 Mb
Known worldwide among scholars of medieval Europe for her books on the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar, the trial of the Templars in Britain and Ireland, and women and the crusades, Professor Helen J. Nicholson has drawn together in this volume a selection of her shorter publications, previously published in academic journals, scholarly collections, or online.
Free DownloadKathryn Dickason, "Ringleaders of Redemption: How Medieval Dance Became Sacred "
English | ISBN: 0197527272 | 2021 | 392 pages | EPUB | 87 MB
In popular thought, Christianity is often figured as being opposed to dance. Conventional scholarship traces this controversy back to the Middle Ages. Throughout the medieval era, the Latin Church denounced and prohibited dancing in religious and secular realms, often aligning it with demonic intervention, lust, pride, and sacrilege. Historical sources, however, suggest that medieval dance was a complex and ambivalent phenomenon. During the High and Late Middle Ages, Western theologians, liturgists, and mystics not only tolerated dance; they transformed it into a dynamic component of religious thought and practice. This book investigates how dance became a legitimate form of devotion in Christian culture. Sacred dance functioned to gloss scripture, frame spiritual experience, and imagine the afterlife. Invoking numerous manuscript and visual sources (biblical commentaries, sermons, saints’ lives, ecclesiastical statutes, mystical treatises, vernacular literature, and iconography), this book highlights how medieval dance helped shape religious identity and social stratification. Moreover, this book shows the political dimension of dance, which worked in the service of Christendom, conversion, and social cohesion. In
Free DownloadRobert Pasnau, "Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy Volume 9"
English | ISBN: 0192844636 | 2021 | 304 pages | EPUB | 558 KB
Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best scholarly research in this flourishing field. The series covers all aspects of medieval philosophy, including the Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew traditions, and runs from the end of antiquity into the Renaissance. It publishes new work by leading scholars in the field, and combines historical scholarship with philosophical acuteness. The papers will address a wide range of topics, from political philosophy to ethics, and logic to metaphysics. OSMP is an essential resource for anyone working in the area.
Free DownloadDaily Life In A Medieval Castle by Alex Bugeja
English | November 19, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DNNFTXQN | 204 pages | EPUB | 0.90 Mb
Journey back to the Middle Ages and uncover the secrets of daily life within a medieval castle. This comprehensive guide delves into the intricate workings of these formidable fortresses, exploring not just their military might, but their role as vibrant centers of society.
Free DownloadRobert Pasnau, "Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy Volume 8"
English | ISBN: 0198865740 | 2020 | 304 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy showcases the best scholarly research in this flourishing field. The series covers all aspects of medieval philosophy, including the Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew traditions, and runs from the end of antiquity into the Renaissance. It publishes new work by leading scholars in the field, and combines historical scholarship with philosophical acuteness. The papers will address a wide range of topics, from political philosophy to ethics, and logic to metaphysics. OSMP is an essential resource for anyone working in the area.
Free DownloadM.B. Parkes, "Pages from the Past: Medieval Writing Skills and Manuscript Books "
English | ISBN: 1409438066 | 2012 | 400 pages | AZW3 | 6 MB
In the present collection of articles by Malcolm Parkes two overarching concerns emerge: the palaeography of manuscript books in relation to what Parkes has previously called the ‘grammar of legibility’; and the importance of considering the circumstances in which medieval books were produced, copied and read. The individual studies discuss the handwriting of individual scribes, and the evidence script can provide of the circumstances of a book’s production, the effect of punctuation and layout of text on the reader’s interpretation of a work, and the provision and production of books for communities of readers, both clerical and academic. From a discussion of the scribe of the Hereford Mappa Mundi to a comprehensive study of book provision in the medieval University of Oxford, a wealth of information is conveyed in these articles, now conveniently accessible in one volume, about books and their histories by one of the most knowledgeable of manuscript scholars today.
Free DownloadArchaeological Investigations of the Maldives in the Medieval Islamic Period: Ibn Battuta’s Island
by Anne Haour, Annalisa Christie
English | 2022 | ISBN: 0367762692 | 172 Pages | True ePUB | 11 MB
Free DownloadJohn A. Geck, "Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism "
English | ISBN: 3030946193 | 2022 | 424 pages | EPUB | 27 MB
Beer and Brewing in Medieval Culture and Contemporary Medievalism is a cross-cultural analysis of the role that alcohol consumption played in literature, social and cultural history, and gender roles in the Middle Ages. The volume also seeks to correct or offer new insights into historical beer production. By drawing on the expertise of scholars of history, archaeology, Old and Middle English, Old Norse, and Medieval and Early Modern literature, the book shows how historical medieval beer and brewing has influenced nostalgic post-medieval nationalism and romanticized visions of the medieval ale-house seen in beer marketing today. The essays describe alcohol consumption in the Middle Ages across much of Northern Europe, engage with the various myths employed in modern craft beer advertising and beer production, and examine how gender intersects with beer production and consumption. Theeditors also raise certain critical questions about medievalisms which need to be interrogated, particularly in light of the continued use of the Middle Ages for white supremacist and colonialist ideals. The volume contributes to the study of the popular and historical understandings of the Middle Ages as well the issues of race and gender.
