On February 7, a few of us in the department received an email from Egypt. At first glance, I thought this might be one of the periodic letters we get claiming a desire to learn about conversion and Christianization and … Continue reading
few quotes to add to an earlier post on the Middle Ages, which, I think, contrast nicely with one another even if each does not specifically address the medieval. Brian Stock, Listening for the Text: On the Uses of the … Continue reading
ow we define the Middle Ages obviously affects the methods and modes of our inquiry, but it also reflects a range of inherited ways of looking at the past. Ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary (by whichever name one chooses). And while … Continue reading