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"These studies . . . not only illuminate the past with a fierce and probing light but also raise, with...

For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign-a miraculous, brutal, and irrational time of superstition and strange relics. The...

The discovery of the pulmonary transit of blood was a ground-breaking discovery in the history of the life sciences, and...

This volume presents students and scholars with a comprehensive overview of the fascinating world of the occult. It explores the...

In the Proslogion St. Anselm presents a philosophical argument for the existence of God. Anselm's proof, known since the time...

Jonathan Berkey's book surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from roughly 600 to 1800 CE....

Helen L. Parish presents an innovative new study of Reformation attitudes to medieval Christianity, revealing the process by which the...

In 1395, a poor and illiterate French woman began to experience nightly visions of devils and angels. Was she a...

In this thought-provoking book, Mona Siddiqui reflects upon key themes in Islamic law and theology. These themes, which range through...

Can the eclectic medieval history of the world's most conquered island be a lesson for our times? Home to Normans,...

First published in 1991, this title explores the myths and misperceptions that have underpinned Muslim-Christian relations throughout history, and which...

Little is known about the early childhood of Jesus Christ. But in the decades after his death, stories began circulating...

This deeply informed book introduces the basic teachings and practices of Buddhism and their spread across Asia. Peter D. Hershock...

Economic inequity is an issue of worldwide concern in the twenty-first century. Although these issues have not troubled all people...

This book leaves few denominational toes untrodden. An objective review of Church history demonstrates that Christian theology soon went astray...

This new electronic edition offers an interactive tour of the medieval Pilgrim's Road from France to Santiago de Compostela in...

During the later Middle Ages people became increasingly obsessed with vision, visual analogies and the possibility of visual error. In...

During the course of the twelfth century, increasing numbers of Jews migrated into western Christendom from Islamic lands. But western...

A classic of medieval studies, The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336 traces ideas of death and resurrection...

A narrative history of the Inquisition, and an examination of the influence it exerted on contemporary society, by the author...