Why did the modern economy emerge in northwestern Europe at some point in the 17th or 18th century but not in the Middle East?

Gabbay shows that contrary to assumptions about Islam’s patrilineal nature, there is in fact precedent in pre-modern Islamic history of Muslims' recognition of bilateral descent...

Contrary to popular and even scholarly expectations, medieval erotic literature emphasized female sexual satisfaction...

This lavishly illustrated volume compiles maps of the world, of Europe, of England, of English counties, and of English villages, to illustrate its author’s detailed description of the history of cartography...

The canonization of what counted as “classical” was itself a markedly modern move and gesture, El-Shamsy argues...

Harb offers a delightful and formidable study on the details and development of poetics and aesthetics in medieval Arabic literature...

"Valkyrie” is skillfully arranged around the skeleton of the life cycle of a woman—from birth through childhood, adolescence, marriage, and old age.

McBride offers a comprehensive study of the Koryŏ (918-1392) Buddhist exegete, Ŭichŏn, that convey’s his life and work through letters, speeches, memorials, addresses, and poetry, from three epigraphical accounts...

The myth of Jews killing Christian children emerged in 1144 CE, with the death of a boy named William in Norwich, England...

Cecil weaves together material from the Sanskrit text Skandapurāṇa, physical landscapes, inscriptions, monuments, and icons to provide groundbreaking insight into the earliest known community of Śiva devotees: the Pāśupatas...

Latvia's elegant capital, Riga, is one of Europe's best-kept secrets...

An interview with Adrian Boas

What is the “medieval”? How can we understand historical movements across the Sahara? How does religion –specifically, Islam– play a role in this project?

Hatter shows that the repertory she studies reflects a musical culture that valued intergenerational connections between artists and compositional virtuosity...

Baptismal fonts were necessary to the liturgical life of the medieval Christian...

Black guides readers through 10 pervasive fictions about medieval history...

For all of their prominence in the popular imagination today, the historical record of the Viking presence in England is limited...

How do contemporary events shape the ways in which we read, understand, and interpret historical processes of identity formation?

Prange provides a fascinating window into the Muslim world of the medieval (12-16th century) Malabar Coast and the development of Islam that was defined by significant trade networks.

Why did intellectual path of Medieval Russian culture differ so much from its counterparts in Western Europe?

As O’Callaghan details, many of the code's provisions were drawn up in response to the problems Alfonso dealt with as king...

Jones shows how the Crusades was a different event depending upon one’s perspective, be that of a Norman ruler, a Byzantine princess, or a Muslim chronicler....

How are notions of justice and equality constructed in Islamic virtue ethics (akhlaq)?

Legassie talks about medieval travel, especially long distance travel, and the way it was feared, praised, and sometimes treated with suspicion.

Why was a Crusade that was initially meant for Syria end up in Tunis?