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Inside the Immaculate Portal
A History from the Fatimid Archives
Ismaili Texts and Translations

Institute for Ismaili Studies
The author of this work, Abu Ali Mansur al-Azizi al-Jawdhari, was a private secretary of Jawdhar, a confidant of the first four Fatimid caliph-imams who ruled...
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Rethinking the 'South English Legendaries'
Manchester Medieval Literature

Manchester University Press
Legendaries, or hagiographic manuscripts,have become increasingly well known in recent years through modern editions of individual texts and studies of...
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Medieval Film

Manchester University Press
Medieval Film explores theoretical questions about the ideological, artistic, emotional, and financial investments inhering in cinematic renditions of the...
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Mount of Knowledge, Sword of Eloquence
Collected Poems of an Ismaili Muslim Scholar in Fatimid Egypt
Ismaili Texts and Translations

Institute for Ismaili Studies
A distinguished scholar, author, and statesman, al-Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi (1000-1078 CE) lived during one of the most turbulent periods in Islamic...
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Cognitive Ecologies and the History of Remembering
Religion, Education and Memory in Early Modern England
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This book unites research in philosophy and cognitive science with cultural history to re-examine memory in early modern religious practices. Offering an...
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In Strange Countries: Middle English Literature and its Afterlife
Essays in Memory of J.J. Anderson
Manchester Medieval Literature

Manchester University Press
These essays by senior scholars in medieval studies celebrate the career of J.J. Anderson, editor, critic, and co-founder of the Manchester Medieval Literature...
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The Lesbian Premodern
The New Middle Ages

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When has using the term “lesbian” not been considered an anachronistic gesture? This question lies at the heart of this important new collection of essays. The...
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The Unorthodox Imagination in Late Medieval Britain

Manchester University Press
The unorthodox imagination in late medieval Britain explores how medieval people responded to images, stories, beliefs and practices which were at odds with...
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Sanctity and Pornography in Medieval Culture
On the Verge
Manchester Medieval Literature

Manchester University Press
Sanctity and Pornography in Medieval Culture exposes the complexity of bodily exposure in medieval devotion and contemporary pornographic cultures. Through...
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Medieval and Early Modern Film and Media

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Medieval and Early Modern Film and Media contextualizes historical films in an innovative way--not only relating them to the history of cinema, but also to...

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Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages
The New Middle Ages

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J.R.R. Tolkien delved into the Middle Ages to create a critique of the modern world in his fantasy, yet did so in a form of modernist literature with...
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The Later Middle Ages
A Sourcebook
Palgrave Sourcebooks

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This substantial anthology of documents offers students of later medieval English literature, society and history a range of interdisciplinary perspectives...
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On Farting
Language and Laughter in the Middle Ages
The New Middle Ages

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This book presents waste as an aesthetic category that introduces an arsy-versy world where detritus is precious. This aesthetic is applied in the second part...
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Lonesome Words
The Vocal Poetics of the Old English Lament and the African-American Blues Song
The New Middle Ages

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The tenth-century Old English lament and twentieth-century blues song each speak the language of a distinct poetic tradition, yet the voices are remarkably...
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Allegory and Sexual Ethics in the High Middle Ages
The New Middle Ages

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Guynn offers an innovative new approach to the ethical, cultural, and ideological analysis of medieval allegory. Working between poststructuralism and...
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Voices from the Bench
The Narratives of Lesser Folk in Medieval Trials
The New Middle Ages

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A study of marginalized figures in medieval and early modern Europe and Mesoamerica.
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Key Concepts in Medieval Literature
Palgrave Key Concepts: Literature

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Key Concepts in Medieval Literature introduces students to the major authors, themes and genres of the English Middle Ages. These are discussed in concise...
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Queering Medieval Genres
The New Middle Ages

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Queering Medieval Genres unites queer theory with genre criticism to explore the contradictory space of homosexuality within medieval literature. Through the...
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Eloquent Virgins
From Thecla to Joan of Arc
The New Middle Ages

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The tales of the virgin martyrs typically emphasize the torture and mutilation of beautiful young women. To the modern reader, these medieval texts seem like...
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Outlawry in Medieval Literature
The New Middle Ages

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Drawing on new historicist principles, this book examines literary and historical narratives, legal statutes and records, sermons, lyric poetry, and biblical...
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Teaching Chaucer
Teaching the New English

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This volume of essays offers innovations in teaching Chaucer in higher education from a range of scholars and practitioners experienced in dealing with...
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Queer Love in the Middle Ages
The New Middle Ages

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Queer Love in the Middle Ages points out queer themes in the works of the French canon, including Perceval, Romance of the Rose, and Roman d'Eneas. It brings...
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Science, the Singular, and the Question of Theology
The New Middle Ages

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Science, the Singular, and the Question of Theology explores the role that the singular plays in the theories of science of Robert Grosseteste, Thomas Aquinas,...
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Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship
Maria de Luna
The New Middle Ages

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Maria de Luna was one of late medieval Spain’s most intriguing female personalities. In a period characterized by powerful male rulers, she combined patronage...