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Chronicon, Isidore Of Seville, C. 616, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Chronicon, Isidore Of Seville, C. 616, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
A particularly concise example of the "universal chronicle" genre of Christian historical writing made famous by Eusebius of Caesarea, Isidore's Chronicon provides a summary of history from the Creation to the reign of the Visigothic King Sisebut (612-21). Of particular interest is the way in which Isidore grafts post-biblical history onto royal chronologies drawn from the bible, thus extending the concept of "chosen people" well beyond the demise of the Jewish kingdoms.
Review: Sidney Griffith, The Church In The Shadow Of The Mosque: Christians And Muslims In The World Of Islam (Princeton, 2008), Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Review: Sidney Griffith, The Church In The Shadow Of The Mosque: Christians And Muslims In The World Of Islam (Princeton, 2008), Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
Review of the book, "The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam," by Sidney Griffith.
Sentencia-Estatuto De Toledo, 1449, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Sentencia-Estatuto De Toledo, 1449, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
This text, from Toledo in 1449, is the earliest known reference to Jewish blood, as opposed to Jewish beliefs and rituals (judaizing), being held against Christian conversos in Spain. The underlying issue seems to have been fears on the part of the "old Christian" ruling class in Toledo that their power was threatened by the rise of the "new Christians," the descendants of Jewish converts to Christianity who, for the most part, had been forcibly baptized during the infamous progroms of 1391.
Life Of St. Zita Of Lucca, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Life Of St. Zita Of Lucca, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
Zita (c. 1218-78) is a rare example of a servant saint. She spent her entire adult life in the service of the Fatinelli family of Lucca. Like other saints of low birth (cf Isidro of Madrid), she distinguished herself by embracing her humble profession, seeing it as a God-given means of penance. She was finally canonized in 1698, her cause championed by descendants of the Fatinellis who employed her.
Chronica Prophetica, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Chronica Prophetica, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
This curious Latin chronicle was written in April 883 by an anonymous Christian historian close to the court of Alfonso III of Asturias (Spain). It contains lists of Christian and Muslim rulers in Spain, a highly pejorative "life of Muhammad"* that depicts him as a quintessential false prophet, and lots of speculation about the End of Time, which the author sees as intimately tied to the demise of the Islamic emirate of Córdoba. The fact that Asturian armies at the time were taking advantage of Umayyad weakness and raiding deep into Muslim territory accounts for the overly optimistic estimates of …
The Life Of San Isidro Of Madrid, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
The Life Of San Isidro Of Madrid, Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
This anonymous Life of Isidro of Madrid (d. pre-1192) represents a rare medieval effort to justify the sanctification of a non-noble layman, in this case, a tenant farmer. Note how the author does this, in part, by depicting Isidro as a man who made a virtue out of the curse inflicted on Adam ("You will earn your bread from the labor of your hands and the sweat of your brow," Genesis 3:19) by embracing the life of an agricultural laborer. Isidro was canonized in 1622, along with Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Ávila, and Philip Neri. Shortly thereafter, Isidro …
Dance And Human Rights In The Middle East, North Africa, And Central Asia, Anthony Shay
Dance And Human Rights In The Middle East, North Africa, And Central Asia, Anthony Shay
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
In this essay, Islam itself is first examined in order to determine how individual Muslims justify to themselves and to others the banning of dancing in various contexts. Following a brief discussion of Islam as it relates to dance, some of the myriad dance genres and contexts found in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia are discussed. Finally, I consider the many ways in which many Muslims perceive dance, and then describe and analyze the local reactions to dancing in its complexity. This approach elucidates multiple meanings that create a pattern of behavior within specific cultural contexts.
The Life Of Raymond "The Palmer", Kenneth Baxter Wolf
The Life Of Raymond "The Palmer", Kenneth Baxter Wolf
Pomona Faculty Publications and Research
Raymond "The Palmer" (Palmario or Palmerio) of Piacenza (d. 1200) is a good example of a medieval pilgrim saint who, after the death of his wife and five children, committed himself to an endless series of pilgrimages to various shrines, including Jerusalem. Raymond ultimately suspended his itinerant life, dedicating himself to the relief of the poor and sick in his native Piacenza. This transformation made him typical of the lay "civic saints" who dominated Italian hagiography from the late twelfth to the late thirteenth centuries.