Medieval History 400-1500

First published in 1979, this concise account of the Islamic world in the middle ages covers a vast territory, stretching from Morocco and Spain to India and Turkestan. It discusses the teachings of Islam, its theology, mysticism and philosophy, and examines the relation between Islam and political ..

First published in 1993, Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the region during the Middle Ages, including rulers and saints, overviews of the countries, religion, education, politics and law, culture and material life, history, literature, and art...

The importance of rulership and rebellion in the history of the Anglo-Norman world between 1066 and the early thirteenth century is incontrovertible. The power, government, and influence of kings, queens and lords dominated society and was frequently challenged and resisted. But while biographies of..

Ruling England, now in its second edition, is a key text for students wishing to understand medieval kingship in England. Beginning just before the Norman Conquest, and ending with the ratification of Magna Carta, Richard Huscroft considers the reign of each English King during the Anglo-Saxon, Angl..

The articles here concern the period from the end of the Roman Empire up to the 10th-11th centuries and the lands between the Loire and the Rhine, most particularly the Low Countries. Rural history forms the subject of the first studies, which focus on the large ’classical’ estates of the Carolingi..

This book is a broadly-cast study of the purposes, methods, technology and mores of warfare among the early samurai, and their relationship to the polity and social structure of tenth to fourteenth century Japan...

Saracens and Franks in 12th - 15th Century European and Near Eastern Literature investigates the ways in which medieval Western European Christian and Eastern Mediterranean Muslim writers portrayed their counterparts in works of history, ethnography and geography, and travel literature, as well as i..

St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London and this investigation of its chantries - pious foundations through which donors endowed priests to celebrate intercessory masses for the benefit of their souls - sheds light on the role chantries played in promoting the sp..

Whilst most historical investigations of ethnic and religious minorities concentrate on a single town or particular group, this volume offers a much broader geographical and chronological view. Looking at towns across western, and particularly, eastern Europe from the late antique period to the fift..

Whilst most historical investigations of ethnic and religious minorities concentrate on a single town or particular group, this volume offers a much broader geographical and chronological view. Looking at towns across western, and particularly, eastern Europe from the late antique period to the fift..

Subh al-A‘sha by al-Qalqashandi is a chancery clerk manual and a vital source of information on Fatimid and Mamluk Egypt which, for the first time, has been translated into English. The text provides valuable insight into the Mamluk and earlier Muslim eras. The selections presented in this volume de..

Sexuality in Medieval Europe challenges how the Middle Ages have been treated in histories to sexuality to show how views at the time were conflicted and complex. Focusing on marital sexual activity, as well as behavior that was seen as transgressive, chapters cover chastity, the church, and non-rep..