Research on medieval and early modern travel literature has made great progress, which now allows us to take the next step and to analyze the...
Jan Huizinga and Roger Caillois have already taught us to realize how important games and play have been for pre-modern civilization. Recent research...
Bi- and multilingualism are of great interest for contemporary linguists since this phenomenon deeply reflects on language acquisition, language use...
This new volume explores the surprisingly intense and complex relationships between East and West during the Middle Ages and the early modern...
Understanding mental health from a religious, literary, and philosophical point‑of‑view represents a critical component in current...
Death has never been a simple matter, neither for the victim/s nor for the survivors. All societies have deeply struggled with the issue of death and...
Contrary to modern assumptions, sexual violence and rape were treated as severe crimes in the Middle Ages. This book examines the testimony in...
The contributors to the present volume examine, from a wide variety of perspectives, the issues of war and peace in the Middle Ages and early...
This interdisciplinary handbook provides extensive information about research in medieval studies and its most important results over the last...