Practical Texts in Difficult Situations: Bulgarian Medieval Charms as Apocrypha and Fachliteratur
The apocrypha are one of the most important phenomena of the Middle Ages. They provide a different perspective and a valuable insight to the mentality of the period.
‘It’s a Magical World’: The Page in Comics and Medieval Manuscripts
In this essay I examine the location in the material world that calls forth that cognitive frontier: the page.
The Countess Margaret of Henneberg and her 365 children
According to an obscure medieval legend, the Countess Margaret of Henneberg, a notable Dutch noblewoman, gave birth to 365 children in the year 1276.
The Ghost in Early Modern Protestant Culture: Shifting perceptions of the afterlife, 1450-1700
The Ghost in Early Modern Protestant Culture:Shifting perceptions of the afterlife, 1450-1700 McKeever, Amanda Jane PhD Thesis, Philosophy, University of Sussex, September 27,…
Elfland Revisited: A Comparative Study of Late Twentieth Century Adaptations of Two Traditional Ballads
Elfland Revisited: A Comparative Study of Late Twentieth Century Adaptations of Two Traditional Ballads Giebert, Stefanie PhD Dissertation, Philosophy, University of Trier, (2009) Abstract Once upon a…
Ships, Fogs, and Traveling Pairs: Plague Legend Migration in Scandinavia
Ships, Fogs, and Traveling Pairs: Plague Legend Migration in Scandinavia By Timothy R. Tangherlini Journal of American Folklore, Vol.101 (1988) Abstract: This article…
PETERBOROUGH MONASTERY AND ITS CHRONICLE: ANNALISTIC HISTORY AS AN EXPRESSION OF INDEPENDENT IDENTITY
PETERBOROUGH MONASTERY AND ITS CHRONICLE: ANNALISTIC HISTORY AS AN EXPRESSION OF INDEPENDENT IDENTITY Hall, J. Megan M.A. Thesis, The University of Georgia, December…
Medieval Irish had their own ways to stop the undead
Two skeletons discovered with large stones wedged into their mouths, were buried in this way around 1300 years ago to stop them rising from their graves to haunt the living, according to new documentary featuring the work of archaeologists from the Institue of Technology Sligo and St.Louis University.
The Folk-Tale Element in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Folk-Tale Element in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight By Claude Luttrell Studies in Philology, Vol.77:2 (1980) Introduction: Ever since Kittredge published…
The Werewolf in Medieval Icelandic Literature
In northern regions much prominence is given to two kinds of shape-shifting: the ability to change into either a bear or a wolf, although the latter seems to have been more popular.
Gylfaginning and Early Medieval Conversion Theory
Gylfaginning and Early Medieval Conversion Theory By Christopher Abram Saga-Book, Vol. 33 (2009) Introduction: Snorra Edda’s attitude towards pagan religion, and its possible…
A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural
A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural By Silke Trzcionka Paper given at the Western Pacific Rim Patristics Society Inaugural Conference (2004) Introduction: Whenever…
Supernatural Abductions in Japanese Folklore
Supernatural Abductions in Japanese Folklore By Carmen Blacker Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 26:2 (1967) Introduction: The belief that children may in an unguarded…
The Symbolic Nature of Gold in Magical and Religious Contexts
The Symbolic Nature of Gold in Magical and Religious Contexts By Charlotte Behr Paper given at the Staffordshire Hoard Symposium, held at the…
Child Guardian Spirits (Gohō Dōji) in the Medieval Japanese Imaginaire
Child Guardian Spirits (Gohō Dōji) in the Medieval Japanese Imaginaire By Irene H. Lin Pacific World Journal, Third Series No.6 (2004) Introduction: The…
A New Vision of Death: Re-Evaluating Huizinga’s Views on the Late Medieval Macabre
The 31st Annual Canadian Conference of Medieval Art Historians A New Vision of Death: Re-Evaluating Huizinga’s Views on the Late Medieval Macabre Kralik,…
Leprechauns, mermaids, were the descendants of Cain, according to medieval Irish text
A medieval scholar has uncovered an Irish account of the murder of Abel by Cain that explains how the descendants of Cain were…
A Knightly Sword with Presentation Inscriptions
A Knightly Sword with Presentation Inscriptions NICKEL, HELMUT (Curator of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 2 (1969)…
Monastic Medicine: A Unique Dualism Between Natural Science and Spiritual Healing
One of the most important medical developments of this time was the introduction of medieval monastic hospitals, which arose as a source of medical care in the early Middle Ages.
THE CHANGING MEANING OF ‘THUNDERBOLTS
THE CHANGING MEANING OF ‘THUNDERBOLTS Johanson, Kristiina Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore, Issue no.42 (2009) Abstract The article concentrates on the widespread belief in…
“The Mark of the beast: revisioning the medieval bestiary in the 20th century”
Vagantes Conference Session 2: Reception, Memory & Identity “The Mark of the beast: revisioning the medieval bestiary in the 20th century” Raina Polivka…
Cripping the Middle Ages, Medievalizing Disability Theory
Cripping the Middle Ages, Medievalizing Disability Theory Wheatley, Edward The University of Michigan Press, (2010) Abstract This event shocks modern readers with its calculated…
Anglo-Saxon Magico-Medicine
A mass of folly and credulity?
A catastrophe remembered: a meteorite impact of the fifth century AD in the Abruzzo, central Italy
A catastrophe remembered: a meteorite impact of the fifth century AD in the Abruzzo, central Italy Roberto Santilli, , Jens Ormo, Angelo P. Rossi,…
A King, A Ghost, Two Wives, and the Triumph of Love: Romance, Confession and Penance in Sir Orfeo and The Gast of Gy
A King, A Ghost, Two Wives, and the Triumph of Love: Romance, Confession and Penance in Sir Orfeo and The Gastof Gy Noone, Kristin…