MEDVL 1101: Heaven and Hell (Fall 2024)

An unrivalled one-volume reference in the field of classics.Much more than a dictionary. Coverage of Greek and Roman history, literature, myth, religion, linguistics, philosophy, law,science, art, archaeology, sexuality, near eastern studies, and late antiquity.

Coverage encompasses historical, religious, philosophical and scientific thinking.

Ancient animist ghost cultures, Egyptian mummification, late Jewish hopes of resurrection, Christian eternal salvation, Muslim belief in hell and paradise all spring from a remarkably consistent impulse to tether a triumph over death to our conduct in life.In After Lives, British scholar John Casey provides a rich historical and philosophical exploration of the world beyond.

"Forty-four specially written chapters that provide a thorough and creative reading of Dante's oeuvre from intergenerational and international team of scholars encompassing diverse approaches." (Publisher)

"Cover Dante's early works and their relation to the Commedia, his literary antecedents, both vernacular and classical, biblical and theological influences, the historical and political dimensions of Dante's works, and their reception," (publisher)

Fifteen short, accessible essays exploring the most important topics and themes in John Milton's masterpiece, Paradise Lost.

Concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints.

Covers the peoples, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years A.D. 525 to 1492.

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Volume I : A-K, Volume II : L-Z Two volumes, illustrated. Covers fields such as Arabic languages, Arabic literature, architecture, art history, history, history of science, Islamic arts, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, Near Eastern studies, politics, religion, Semitic studies, theology, and more.

Medieval Jewish civilization, from the fall of the Roman Empire to about 1492.

Examines the daily reality of medieval women from all walks of life in Europe between 450 CE and 1500 CE, i.e., from the fall of the Roman Empire to the discovery of the Americas. Masculinity in the Middle Ages is also addressed.

Verse-by-verse commentary on the whole Bible, including all the books of the Apocrypha.