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Two Rabbinic Views of Christianity in the Middle Ages

June 15, 2014 By Medievalists.net

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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The Dragon and the Storm The Saracen anti-knight in Orlando furioso and Gerusalemme liberata

August 2, 2013 By Medievalists.net

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The Dragon and the Storm The Saracen anti-knight in Orlando furioso and Gerusalemme liberata Cam Lindley Cross University of Chicago, March 8 (2011) Abstract When Peter the Venerable commissioned Robert of Ketton to translate the Qur’an in 1142 CE, under the title Lex Mahumet pseudoprophete, it was with done for the express purpose of refuting Islamic doctrine […]

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That Melodious Linguist: Eloquence and Piety in Christian and Islamic Songbirds

August 1, 2013 By Medievalists.net

Medieval Birds - This folio from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a starling, a quail, and a royal falcon.

That Melodious Linguist: Eloquence and Piety in Christian and Islamic Songbirds Cam Lindley Cross University of Chicago, December 8 (2010) Abstract “Birds,” writes Albertus Magnus, “generally call more than other animals. This is due to the lightness of their spirits.” Although Albertus here employs “lightness” (levitas) as a technical term, the broader valences of the word […]