Rising rigidity of sexual morality in the post-Reformation period stimulated forms of resistance from below. Introduction In...
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The catastrophic effects of plague and its relentless recurrences changed life in every possible way. Introduction After...
In the second century, Origen wrote, “For those who are adorned with religion use physicians as servants...
The beautiful medieval world of flowers, their uses, and in some cases their symbolism. Introduction How and...
Medieval food was quite diverse, and depending on the location, your diet would have differed greatly. It...
By the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, a new interest in psychology had developed, rooted in theological concerns....
Little is known about the practice of “improvement,” a technical term anchored in the economy of the...
Cannabis has been widely used for medical purposes from antiquity. By Dr. Farid U. AlakbarliLate Professor of...
The Barnacle Goose myth was propagated during the early Medieval period through Bestiaries. Introduction One version of...
Medieval philosophy produced arguments that were later fruitfully employed by modern skeptics. Perhaps you ignore that the...
Many outlaws, thieves, and malefactors of all kinds fled to the forest to seek refuge from justice....
Diving into the disparity between how women were viewed in Medieval society. Introduction Throughout the Medieval period,...
A series of inventions led to dramatic changes in medieval agricultural technology. In 600 CE, Europe had...
Trends came and went, as today, with things going in and out of vogue. Introduction As in...
Medieval artists possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of the creatures they imagined. Every culture and civilization throughout history,...
The women who witnessed her spectacular rise and dramatic fall are often reduced to footnotes in history....
The word “peasant” is derived from the 15th-century French word païsant, meaning one from the pays, or...
He is considered (alongside Augustine) to be the most significant forerunner of the modern self-reflective autobiographer. Introduction...
The stereotypes found in medieval romance still speak to a modern audience. Abstract This article begins by...
Medieval women were seen as a threatening force and described often in popular press as monstrous creatures....
Many believed that celestial bodies exert a strong influence on elements and bodies in the sub-lunar world....
Materials and techniques of the rare and intricate embroidered binding on a medieval almanac. I have been...
The guild existed to serve a singular purpose: to train Apprentices. By Kristine Wilson-SlackWriter I became fascinated...
Our perception of stench and filth in medieval cities is an exaggeration. But the cities certainly had...
“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.” Introduction Hortus...
The Wife of Bath’s outspoken views on marriage, power, and religious doctrine. Introduction Alisoun, the Wife of...
Remarkable for the detailed information it contains on the medieval connections between astrology and the human body....
It was shaped within the paradigm of religious orders that was ultimately the product of “history from...
The canon law of the Catholic Church has all the ordinary elements of a mature legal system:...
We see how one 14th-century man understood the political and ethnic realities of his world. Introduction What...