Sexuality is one of the most influential factors in human life. The responses to and reflections upon the manifestations of sexuality provide...
This interdisciplinary handbook provides extensive information about research in medieval studies and its most important results over the last...
Although the city as a central entity did not simply disappear with the Fall of the Roman Empire, the development of urban space at least since...
Despite popular opinions of the ‘dark Middle Ages’ and a ‘gloomy early modern age,’ many people laughed, smiled, giggled...
Although it seems that erotic love generally was the prevailing topic in the medieval world and the Early Modern Age, parallel to this the...
Medieval historians and literary scholars have not ignored the topic of sexual violence and rape, but the primary focus has regularly rested on...
A follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval...
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...
Older research on the premodern world limited its focus on the Church, the court, and, more recently, on urban space. The present volume invites...
All societies are constructed, based on specific rules, norms, and laws. Hence, all ethics and morality are predicated on perceived right or...