Medievalists.net » Halloween http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Re-medievalization of Halloween http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/29/re-medievalization-halloween/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/29/re-medievalization-halloween/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 06:11:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53712 From punkin chunkin to the newfound popularity of witches, the festival of Halloween is reaching back to the Middle Ages for its traditions. Is this a good thing for medievalists?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/23/10-terrifying-reads-halloween/feed/ 0 The historical basis of Lycanthropism or: where do Werewolves come from? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/24/the-historical-basis-of-lycanthropism-or-where-do-werewolves-come-from/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/24/the-historical-basis-of-lycanthropism-or-where-do-werewolves-come-from/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 03:04:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39437 Werewolves, Lycanthropes or Man-Wolves appear in many German, French and Scandinavian stories. Nowadays there exists an image of these creatures, which combines almost all the aspects of the werewolf-myths around the world, that was brought to us by Hollywood.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/02/24/the-historical-basis-of-lycanthropism-or-where-do-werewolves-come-from/feed/ 0 Monstrosity in Old English and Old Icelandic Literature http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/31/monstrosity-in-old-english-and-old-icelandic-literature-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/31/monstrosity-in-old-english-and-old-icelandic-literature-2/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 05:44:12 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36838 In medieval Europe belief in monsters allowed for corresponding acceptance of the possibility of humans transforming into monsters. In medieval Iceland and Anglo-Saxon England the mixture of Christian and pagan world views and beliefs create a situation where the boundaries are not merely fluid but can be transgressed, in either direction.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/31/monstrosity-in-old-english-and-old-icelandic-literature-2/feed/ 0 The Dangerous Dead: The Early Medieval deviant burial at Southwell, Nottinghamshire in a wider context http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/30/the-dangerous-dead-the-early-medieval-deviant-burial-at-southwell-nottinghamshire-in-a-wider-context/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/30/the-dangerous-dead-the-early-medieval-deviant-burial-at-southwell-nottinghamshire-in-a-wider-context/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:24:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36832 This was the deviant burial, which had been buried (or reburied) intact along with a further leg and lower arm bone...Without speculating wildly on the implications of the iron studs, it is known that treatment of this sort was accorded to bodies which had died unnaturally or when there was some reason to fear the supernatural’.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/30/the-dangerous-dead-the-early-medieval-deviant-burial-at-southwell-nottinghamshire-in-a-wider-context/feed/ 0 The Satanic Phenomenon: Medieval Representations of Satan http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/30/the-satanic-phenomenon-medieval-representations-of-satan/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/30/the-satanic-phenomenon-medieval-representations-of-satan/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:46:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36828 The ever-evolving, interconnectedness of culture, religion, and superstition make for a truly unique theatrical experience in the middle ages. With limited understanding and access to scripture, medieval Christians generated a blended belief system, in order to make sense of the metaphysical world, which manifests itself in medieval drama‟s representations of Satan.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/29/medieval-halloween-great-books-for-ghosts-goblins-witches-ghouls/feed/ 0 Witchcraft and Women in Medieval Christianity http://www.medievalists.net/2010/11/18/witchcraft-and-women-in-medieval-christianity/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/11/18/witchcraft-and-women-in-medieval-christianity/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:13:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=12632 Witches and vampires draw much attention on Halloween day, in the Harry Potter novels, and in vampire movies. Whether or not they believe in them in a religious sense, many people nowadays simply assume that sort of world and witchcraft might exist somewhere

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