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Medieval Exegesis and Religious Difference: Commentary, Conflict, and Community in the Premodern Mediterranean
by Ryan SzpiechJews, Christians, and Muslims all have a common belief in the sanctity of a core holy scripture, and commentary on scripture (exegesis) was at the heart of all three traditions in the Middle Ages. At the same time, because it dealt with issues such as the nature of the canon, the limits of acceptabl... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Conversion and Narrative
by Ryan SzpiechIn 1322, a Jewish doctor named Abner entered a synagogue in the Castilian city of Burgos and began to weep in prayer. Falling asleep, he dreamed of a "great man" who urged him to awaken from his slumber. Shortly thereafter, he converted to Christianity and wrote a number of works attacking his old f... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Whose Middle Ages?: Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past (Fordham Series in Medieval Studies)
by Geraldine Heng • Ryan Szpiech • Andrew Reeves • Katherine Wilson • Helen Young • Nicholas L. Paul • Maggie Williams • William Diebold • W. Mark Ormrod • J. Patrick • Lauren Mancia • Sandy Bardsley • Adam Bishop • Marian Bleeke • Will Cerbone • Fred Donner • Sarah Guérin • Stephennie Mulder • Pamela Patton • Magda Teter • Elizabeth Tyler • David Wacks • Cord WhitakerWhose Middle Ages? is an interdisciplinary collection of short, accessible essays intended for the nonspecialist reader and ideal for teaching at an undergraduate level. Each of twenty-two essays takes up an area where digging for meaning in the medieval past has brought something distorted back int... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019