Homo Sacer: Power, Life and the Sexual Body in Old French Saints’ Lives
It might of course be argued that the comfort for this torture that Christine receives by God’s grace draws attention away from the cruelty of her punishments…
The Remarkable Role of Women in 16th Century French Basque Law Codes
The Remarkable Role of Women in 16th Century French Basque Law Codes Frank, Roslyn M. and Lowenberg, Shelley (University of Iowa) Proceedings of the Western…
Syracuse University examines “Sex and Power from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment”
The Ray Smith Symposium in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences continues its yearlong examination of “Sex and Power from the Middle…
Women Characters in Arthurian Literature
The main issue, then, is how Arthurian women characters have been portrayed throughout the centuries and the reasons for those particular ways of portrayal.
An Unknown Aspect in the Life of Al-Jahiz
This study focuses on homosexuality among men in Islamic society in general and al-Jahiz and his generation in particular.
EROTIC IMAGERY IN CLASSICAL ARABIC POETRY
EROTIC IMAGERY IN CLASSICAL ARABIC POETRY Drodzik, Ladislav (Institute of Oriental and African Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences) ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES, 6,…
Neither privileged nor poverty-‐stricken: Widows in medieval Flanders
Neither privileged nor poverty-‐stricken: Widows in medieval Flanders Kittell, E. Paper delivered at the Human Community Research Consortium, University of Idaho (2011) Abstract In…
The Twelfth Century Renaissance and the Religion of Intent: Interiority and the Emergence of Selfhood Across Religious Boundaries
The Twelfth Century Renaissance and the Religion of Intent: Interiority and the Emergence of SelfhoodAcross Religious Boundaries Elliot, Serena M.A. Thesis (History), North Carolina State…
Indecent bodies: gender and the monstrous in medieval English literature
Indecent bodies: gender and the monstrous in medieval English literature Oswald, Dana Morgan Thesis: Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, English, (2005) Abstract While…
Speakerly Women and Scribal Men
I want to begin my discussion of oral tradition and manuscript authority by drawing attention to the term ‘old wives’ tale.’
Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period
Herbal healers and devil dealers: a study of healers and their gendered persecution in the medieval period McPhee, Meghan Thesis: M.A., (History), California State…
Blood and body : women’s religious practices in late medieval Europe
Blood and body : women’s religious practices in late medieval Europe Tudesko, Jenny L. Thesis: M.A., History, California State University, Sacramento (2009) Abstract…
Politics, power and prestige : the historiography of medieval English queens, 1821-1998
Politics, power and prestige : the historiography of medieval English queens, 1821-1998 Forget, Natalie Erica (The University of Guelph) Thesis: M.A. Arts, University…
Virginity and the married-virgin saints in Ælfric’s Lives of Saints: the translation of an ideal
Virginity and the married-virgin saints in Ælfric’s Lives of Saints: the translation of an ideal Smith, Liesl Ruth Thesis: Doctor of Philosophy,Graduate Department…
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim: Her Works and Their Messages
Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, a poetess and playwright during the tenth century, created a body of work that both reflected and instructed people in her society.
Mary Magdalen and the mendicants: The preaching of penance in the late Middle Ages
Mary Magdalen and the mendicants: The preaching of penance in the late Middle Ages Jansen, Katherine L.(Princeton University) Journal of Medieval History 21…
Madonna Bellina, ‘astounding’ Jewish musician in mid-sixteenth-century Venice
Madonna Bellina, ‘astounding’ Jewish musician in mid-sixteenth-century Venice Harran, Don Renaissance Studies Vol. 22 No. 1(2007) Abstract Around 1550, the Venetian playwright and…
Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in
Power Through Purity: The Virgin Martyrs and Women’s Salvation in Pre-Reformation Scotland Fitch, Audrey-Beth Women in Scotland : C.1100 – c.1750, edited by…
Bridging the Gap: Finding a Valkyrie in a Riddle
Bridging the Gap: Finding a Valkyrie in a Riddle Culver, Jennifer (University of North Texas) M.A. Thesis, University of North Texas, May (2007)…
Germanic Women: Mundium and Property, 400-1000
Germanic Women: Mundium and Property, 400-1000 Dunn, Kimberlee Harper (University of North Texas) M.A. Thesis (Science), University of North Texas, August (2006) Abstract…
Patterns of Polemic: Medieval Women and Christian Doctrinal Reform
Patterns of Polemic: Medieval Women and Christian Doctrinal Reform Green, Robert Published Online in, “My Life As A Cat” (2009) Abstract The Christianity of…
Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishu Nuns of Medieval Japan
Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishu Nuns of Medieval Japan Griffiths, Caitilin J., (University of Toronto) PhD Thesis, Philosophy, University of Toronto (2010) Abstract…
Mother, wife, temptress, virgin and tyrant: defining images of feminine power in medieval queenship and modern politics
Mother, wife, temptress, virgin and tyrant: defining images of feminine power in medieval queenship andmodern politics Curwen, Emma B.A. Thesis, Regis University, May (2009)…
Daughters, Wives, and Widows: A Study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Noble Women
Daughters, Wives, and Widows: A Study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Noble Women Bailey, Paula J. Academic Forum, No.19 (2001/2) Abstract Traditional medieval histories have tended…
Woman or Warrior? The Construction of Gender in Old Norse Myth
Woman or Warrior? The Construction of Gender in Old Norse Myth Norrman, Lena (Harvard University) Paper given at the 11th International Saga Conference (2000)…