“God our Mother”: The Feminine Cosmology of Julian of Norwich and Hildegard of Bingen
“God our Mother”: The Feminine Cosmology of Julian of Norwich and Hildegard of Bingen Hudson, Jennifer A. Medieval Forum, vol. 1 (2002) Abstract…
‘Nothing in Our Histories’: A Postcolonial Perspective on Twelfth-Century Christian Hebraism
‘Nothing in Our Histories’: A Postcolonial Perspective on Twelfth-Century Christian Hebraism By Deborah L. Goodwin Medieval Encounters, Vol.15:1 (2009 ) Abstract: This essay examines how twelfth-century…
The Iconography of the Felix Culpa
The Iconography of the Felix Culpa Haines, Victor Y. Florilegium, vol.1 (1979) Introduction It is still some hours before dawn. In the dark…
Metaphysics and Translating. An Exodus-quotation in Medieval Vernacular Literature
Metaphysics and Translating. An Exodus-quotation in Medieval Vernacular Literature By Edit Anna Lukács Skepsi, Vol.1:1 (2008) Introduction: The Middle Ages offer a unique point…
The God-man: an engagement with the theology of Athanasius of Alexandria, its genesis and impact
The God-man: an engagement with the theology of Athanasius of Alexandria, its genesis and impact By Andrew Robert Test Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham…
King Alfred’s Scholarly Writings and the Authorship of the First Fifty Prose Psalms
King Alfred’s Scholarly Writings and the Authorship of the First Fifty Prose Psalms Treschow, Michael, Gill, Paramjit & Swartz, Tim B. The Heroic Age,…
The conversion and destruction of the infidels’ in the works of Roger Bacon
The conversion and destruction of the infidels’ in the works of Roger Bacon By Aleksey Klemeshov Religion and power in Europe: conflict and convergence, edited by…
The Letters of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln
The Letters of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln Translated by F.A.C. Mantello and Joseph Goering University of Toronto Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-8020-9813-9 Robert…
Palamite Soteriology in Augustinian Dress? Observations on Prochoros Kydones’ Writings and Translations of Works of Augustine
Palamite Soteriology in Augustinian Dress? Observations on Prochoros Kydones’ Writings and Translations of Works of Augustine By Josef Lössl The Journal of Late…
Pain and Suffering in Medieval Theology: Academic Debates at the University of Paris in the Thirteenth Century
Pain and Suffering in Medieval Theology: Academic Debates at the University of Paris in the Thirteenth Century By Donald Mowbray Boydell & Brewer,…
Deplatonising the Celestial Hierarchy. Peter John Olivi’s interpretation of the Pseudo-Dionysius
Deplatonising the Celestial Hierarchy. Peter John Olivi’s interpretation of the Pseudo-Dionysius By Sylvain Piron Angels in Medieval Philosophy Inquiry. Their Function and Significance, edited…
The Commentary on the Song of Songs Attributed to R. Samuel ben Meïr (Rashbam)
The Commentary on the Song of Songs Attributed to R. Samuel ben Meïr (Rashbam) By Hanna Liss Medieval Jewish Studies, Vol. 1 (2007/8)…
Joachim of Fiore
The twelfth century monastic theologian Joachim of Fiore (1135-1202) holds an important place in the progression of the linear Christian theory of time, through his reinvention of a numeric plan for history, and the widespread diffusion of his interpretations of the Apocalypse with their extreme consequences for the medieval Church.
Reading Theology to the Brothers: The Background to St. Anthony’s Opus Dominicale
Reading Theology to the Brothers: The Background to St. Anthony’s Opus Dominicale By Paul Spilsbury Commercium: An Electronic Journal of Franciscan Studies, Vol. 1 (2008)…
Techniques for Preserving a Tradition: Incorporating Fortune and Faith in the Consolatio Philosophiae
Techniques for Preserving a Tradition: Incorporating Fortune and Faith in the Consolatio Philosophiae By Alexandra Cook Hortulus: The Online Community for Graduate Students in…
The Use of Imagination, Emotion, and the Will in a Medieval Classic: The Meditaciones Vite Christi
The Use of Imagination, Emotion, and the Will in a Medieval Classic: The Meditaciones Vite Christi By Lawrence F. Hundersmarck Logos: A Journal of…
Students of the Bible in 4th and 5th Century Syria
Students of the Bible in 4th and 5th Century Syria: Seats of Learning, Sidelights and Syriacisms By Henning Lehmann Aarhus University Press, 2008 ISBN: 87…
Images of the End. Hollywood and the Medieval Iconography of the Apocalypse
Images of the End. Hollywood and the Medieval Iconography of the Apocalypse By Lucas Burkart Histoire, Images, Imaginaire, edited by Pascal Dupuy (University of Pisa, 2002)…
A Passionate Defence: Exploring The Role Of Athansius And The Cappadocian Fathers In The Establishment Of The Nicene Creed
A Passionate Defence: Exploring The Role Of Athansius And The Cappadocian Fathers In The Establishment Of The Nicene Creed By Katherine Sturm Trinity College…
Medieval Christianity: The State of the Field
Medieval Christianity: The State of the Field By Katherine J. Gill Religion Compass, Vol.1 (2004) Abstract: As in other academic disciplines, historical Christianity…
The Acts of Matthew and Andrew in the City of Cannibals
The Acts of Matthew and Andrew in the City of Cannibals Sharp, Tom Medieval Forum Vol.2 (2003) Abstract In the second century after…
Saadia’s Introduction to Daniel: Prophetic Calculation of the End of Days vs. Astrological and Magical Speculation
Saadia’s Introduction to Daniel: Prophetic Calculation of the End of Days vs. Astrological and Magical Speculation By Haggai Ben-Shammai Aleph: Historical Studies in Science…
In Search of Paradise: Time and Eternity in Alfonso X’s Cantiga 103
The story told in Alfonso’s cantiga 103 is not original to his court writers. In fact, as has been made abundantly clear in several studies to date (Hans-Jörg [Aarne-Thomson] 471A (“The Monk and the Bird”),4 Wagner, and Röhrich 124-45), the cantiga story is a variation of a legend that had already existed for at least one hundred years before its inclusion in the Cantigas collection (the compilation of which took place during the years spanning from 1257 to 1283).
The Middle Ages as Fantasy
Discusses the famous writers J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and the influence of medievalism on their storytelling.