Middle Ages  (tagged articles)

Racialized Discourse and Economies of Female Saracen Bodies in The Sultan of Babylon

Claire Crow - The fifteenth-century Middle English romance "The Sultan of Babylon" partakes in the Orientalist literary tradition through the poet's linguistic economy of the Other. The paradoxical shortages and surpluses of ethnic descriptors of East female bodies suggest that... Keep Reading »

The Islamic Middle Ages, a Fractured Polity, and the Flourishing of a Cultural and Scientific Renaissance

Anam Qudrat - Ibn Khaldun highlighted that societies in their natural state exist in the rural countryside, where the struggle of daily life binds kinsmen together (Abdullah, 2012a). Defining this strong familial bond as “asabiyya,” he stated that eventually this bond... Keep Reading »

Perceptions of Knighthood: Comparing the Character of "The Knight" in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to the Knight in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal

Katherine Blakeney - Chaucer’s description of “the Knight” in his “General Prologue” may be seen as a multi-layered narration. First he gives a very precise and historically relevant account of his campaigns. Based on what Chaucer knows about the knight&rsquo... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Middle Ages is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Medieval Literature
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Racialized Discourse and Economies of Female Saracen Bodies in The Sultan of Babylon
By Claire Crow
The fifteenth-century Middle English romance "The Sultan of Babylon" partakes in the Orientalist literary tradition through the poet's linguistic economy of the Other. The paradoxical shortages and surpluses of ethnic descriptors of East female... Read Article »
Saracen Medieval History Middle Ages Islamic Middle Ages Charlemagne Women in Literature Medieval Literature
Middle East
2012, Vol. 4 No. 09
The Islamic Middle Ages, a Fractured Polity, and the Flourishing of a Cultural and Scientific Renaissance
By Anam Qudrat
Ibn Khaldun highlighted that societies in their natural state exist in the rural countryside, where the struggle of daily life binds kinsmen together (Abdullah, 2012a). Defining this strong familial bond as “asabiyya,” he stated that... Read Article »
Middle East Islam Asabiyya Islamic Middle Ages Middle East History
Middle Ages
2011, Vol. 3 No. 06
Nigromancy in the Later Middle Ages
By Lisa A. Bergstrom
The struggle of the early modern church against witchcraft is rightly famous. However, before they were hunting woman flying on broomsticks to nocturnal orgies, church authorities were most concerned about a very different sort of magic: nigromancy... Read Article »
Magic Nigromancy Necromancy Demonology Religion Middle Ages
Jean De Joinville
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
Jean De Joinville and his Biography of Saint Louis on the Seventh Crusade
By Katherine Blakeney
The French historian Jean de Joinville was born into a noble and influential family in Champagne in 1224.[1] He took the cross in 1248 to join the first crusade of Louis IX. His decision to go on crusade was at least in part influenced by the long... Read Article »
Jean De Joinville Crusade Medieval Chronicles Middle Ages Crusades Seventh Crusade Saint Louis France Middle East Christianity Louis Xi The Crusades Damietta
Chaucer
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
Perceptions of Knighthood: Comparing the Character of "The Knight" in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales to the Knight in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal
By Katherine Blakeney
Chaucer’s description of “the Knight” in his “General Prologue” may be seen as a multi-layered narration. First he gives a very precise and historically relevant account of his campaigns. Based on what Chaucer knows... Read Article »
Chaucer Ingmar Bergman Canterbury Tales The Seventh Seal Knights The Crusades The Middle Ages

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