Witches and «bitches»: genderised laughter in medieval comic tales
During this period, it is possible to differentiate two kinds of witches, in the geographical context of England and Continental Europe: the English popular archetypal witch; and the Continental demonic witch.
Who Ate All the Pigs in Medieval Denmark?
It’s fair to assume that Valdemar the Conqueror, while ruling over Denmark in the early 1200s, ate like a king. But, what was…
The Ethics of al-Razi (865-925?)
The Ethics of al-Razi (865-925?) Druart, Thérèse-Anne Medieval Philosophy and Theology, vol. 6, no. 1 (1997) Abstract Among al-Razi’s few surviving philosophical works,…
University of Sydney hosts Celtic studies conference
Topics as unique and diverse as medieval Irish magic and the drinking of blood in the ritual context of mourning will be explored…
Maleficae et Maledictae Feminae: Fourteenth-Century Sources for Key Feature of the Learned Interpretation of Witchcraft in Italy at the End of the Middle Ages
Maleficae et Maledictae Feminae: Fourteenth-Century Sources for Key Feature of the Learned Interpretation of Witchcraft in Italy at the End of the Middle…
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century)
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century) Session:Defining Poison ca.…
Defining Poison ca. 1300–1600
This paper discussed the definition of poison and its growing medical interest throughout the 14th to 16th centuries.
Debating Lordly Landscapes: the Deer Park of Earlspark Loughrea, Co. Galway
This paper explored the Medieval Peer Park and its social meaning in medieval Ireland and England.
From Iraq to Andalusia: The Early History of the Hobbyhorse
Western European scholars generally assume a late medieval, western European origin for the skirted hobbyhorse.
The Land Where Hungarian Hearts Belong : Hortobágy, The Puszta
Hortobágy National Park is in the great plains of eastern Hungary. This vast grassland area is inscribed as World Heritage it is considered…
Solemn World of Lights: Chartres Cathedral
Chartres Cathedral is located southwest of Paris. The building has four wings pointing directly North, South, East and West. Each wing represents the…
Satanism: Similarities between patient accounts and pre-inquisition historical sources
As early as the fourth century, we see documented certain elements of a ‘satanic’ mass: 1) it is a secret feast; 2) a sexual orgy; 3) with reversals of elements of the Christian mass…
In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.)
In the gardens of Norman Palermo, Sicily (twelfth century A.D.) By Marco Massetti Anthropozoologica, Vol.44:2 (2009) Abstract: This paper is aimed at verifying…
Food, Status and Religion in England in the Middle Ages: An Archaeozoological Perspective
Food, Status and Religion in England in the Middle Ages: An Archaeozoological Perspective By Annie Grant Anthropozoologica, Special Issue (1988) Introduction: Popular images…
