Medieval Papal Documents: An Online Finding Aid
This is specifically a listing of freely accessible online resources, so it does not list works available only in print or online resources that are …
History of Religion
Twisted Sisters
Sex sells, particularly when it comes with a side order of subversion. It’s no surprise, then, to find that recently released The Nun (2018) has …
Poisonous Politics in the Middle Ages
Cases of poisoning fascinate and terrify us in equal measure. This has been very apparent in recent weeks, given the extent to which the attempted …
Saint Joseph and Medieval Fatherhood
The broad outline of the Christmas story is probably familiar to most people, regardless of religious background: Joseph and his heavily pregnant wife, Mary, travelled …
The White Nuns? Cistercian Women and Whiteness in Marco Polo’s India
In part of his famous Travels, Marco Polo discusses an area he calls Maabar: the southeastern coast region of the Indian subcontinent, modern day Tamil …
New Religious Histories: Rethinking the Study of Medieval Religion – A Round Table Discussion
This post was originally hosted on Storify, before that service shut down. This panel took place at the International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, July …
Papal Bull? “The Young Pope” and Teaching the Middle Ages
The HBO miniseries The Young Pope is a dreamy and often surreal look at the papacy of the fictional Pius XIII: previously Lenny Belardo, the …
Building A Wall Against Gog and Magog
A wall cast a long shadow across the recent U.S. presidential election: the 1,954 mile-long wall which Donald Trump has promised will soon stretch the …
Bounded in a Nut Shell: Touching Faith in the Late Middle Ages
Reading the work of mystics or theologians gives us insight into what medieval Christians thought about their faith; walking through the ruins of a monastery …
The Veil in the Middle Ages
The recent decision by several communities in France to ban the burkini has received a lot of attention around the world—and rightly so. It is …