Sorceress Or Witch?: The Image of Gender in Medieval Iceland and Northern Europe

The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland (The Northern Medieval World) 1501518550, 9781501518553

Medieval Iceland is known for the fascinating body of literary works it produced, from ornate court poetry to mythologic

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Norðurfari; or, Rambles in Iceland

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Crusading and Ideas of the Holy Land in Medieval Britain (Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe, 34) 9782503593883, 2503593887

Crusading and western interaction with the Holy Land is often a contentious topic, not least because modern popular perc

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The Witch as Muse: Art, Gender, and Power in Early Modern Europe [Illustrated] 0812221451, 9780812221459

Occult topics have long fascinated artists, and the subject of witches—their imagined bodies and fantastic rituals—was a

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Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe: New Perspectives 9780812204490

Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe seeks to explain the convergence of religion and gender in medieval Christend

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The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland 9781501514180, 9781501518553

Medieval Iceland is known for the fascinating body of literary works it produced, from ornate court poetry to mythologic

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The Archaeology of Slavery in Early Medieval Northern Europe: The Invisible Commodity 9783030732912, 3030732916

This volume is the first comprehensive study of the material imprint of slavery in early medieval Europe. While written

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The Witch-Hunt; or, The Triumph of Morality 9781501720802

In the village of Bisipara in eastern India, an anthropologist is witness to a drama when a young girl takes a fever and

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Saints and Their Legacies in Medieval Iceland 184384611X, 9781843846116

Table of contents : List of Illustrations vii List of Contributors ix Acknowledgments xiii List of Abbreviations xv Intr

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Monsters in Society: Alterity, Transgression, and the Use of the Past in Medieval Iceland 9781501514227, 9781501518362

Dragons, giants, and the monsters of learned discourse are rarely encountered in the Sagas of Icelanders, and therefore,

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