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Metaphor in the Medieval Middle East

Medievalists.net — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:21:59 +0000

Through a study of metaphor in medieval Arabic literature, Stanford comparative literature professor Alexander Key finds that the Arab world had a head start on the West when it comes to understanding how language works.

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On the Significance of Secrecy in the Medieval Arabic Romances

Medievalists.net — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 14:23:16 +0000

In this essay, I analyze the keeping and divulging of secrets as they relate to aspects of love and sexuality portrayed mainly in a selection of medieval Arabic romances known as the 'Udhri love stories.

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Two Rabbinic Views of Christianity in the Middle Ages

Medievalists.net — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 01:17:50 +0000

In the sessions of our section over the past decade, I introduced a significant distinction between two rabbinic attitudes in the Mediterranean countries during the Middle Ages of 12th and 13th centuries as to their view of Christianity.

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BOOK REVIEW: “Defending the City of God” : A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem, by Sharan Newman

Medievalists.net — Fri, 09 May 2014 22:42:39 +0000

This is my review of Sharan Newman's latest book, Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem.

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Greek in Marriage, Latin in Giving: The Greek Community of Fourteenth-century Palermo and the Deceptive Will of Bonannus de Geronimo

Medievalists.net — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 14:26:26 +0000

This article discusses the pitfalls that can occur in the study of ethnicity in the me- dieval period in the context of the potential existence of two separate Greek minori- ties—one indigenous and one immigrant—in fourteenth-century Latin-dominated Palermo, Italy.

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Medieval Cookbooks: Something to Inspire the Medieval Cook in all of us!

Medievalists.net — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 18:38:33 +0000

Baby it's cold outside. Brrrrr! It's January, snow is blowing, frost is nipping at your toes - it's a great time to cook a hearty, hot meal. Want to make it even better? Try a medieval menu! Here are a few books to inspire the medieval cook in all of us.

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A Study on the Effects of Ghazan Khan’s Reformative Measures for the Settlement of the Nomadic Mongols (1295-1304)

Medievalists.net — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:23:31 +0000

The Ilkhanid’s sovereignty in Iran was part of the great empire under the command of Genghis Khan and his successors. It extended broadly from Korea to Eastern Europe and China to Iran and Syria. Such conquest originated from Mongolia (Middle Asia), which was the original land of these homeless nomadic people. They lived by shepherding, hunting and sometimes looting nearby tribes or civilized centers.

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The Calamitous Fourteenth Century in England: All Doom and Gloom?

Medievalists.net — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:52:29 +0000

This was a fantastic paper given at the Crown and Country in Late medieval England session at KZOO. There were only two papers but both were interesting and enjoyable. This paper delved into the history of science in late medieval England and examined why the fourteenth century, a time that is usually synonymous with doom and gloom, plague and uprising, wasn't all that bad upon closer observation.

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Notes on a private library in fourth/tenth-century Baghdad

Medievalists.net — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:26:14 +0000

Studies on medieval Arabic bibliophilia have mainly focussed on public and semi-public institutions, for some of which we have detailed information. Less is known about private libraries and their physical arrangement. This paper looks at the library of Abū Bakr al-Ṣūlī (d. 335/947), which is described by the sources in unique terms, contextualising it with al-Ṣūlī’s own words on collecting and organizing books.

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Freedom of expression and censorship in medieval Arabic literature

Medievalists.net — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:27:41 +0000

This article explores the restraints placed upon literary production in medieval Arabic literature (particularly poetry) and the ways in which such control was effected

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