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Legends Of Light: Crafting Middle Grade Fantasy In The Tradition Of Catholic Philosophy And Medieval Visual Culture,
2023
Washington University in St. Louis
Legends Of Light: Crafting Middle Grade Fantasy In The Tradition Of Catholic Philosophy And Medieval Visual Culture, Bernadette Lamb
MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
This essay promotes the writing and illustrating of middle grade literature that mirrors the wonder-inducing experiences of leafing through an illuminated manuscript and stepping into a Gothic cathedral. An examination of Catholic medieval visual culture moves into a discussion on its underlying philosophy and theology, which are profoundly centered on relational healing and the dignity of the human person. Christian writers including St. Pope John Paul II, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Josef Pieper, Madeline L’Engle, Dr. Bob Schuchts, Makoto Fujimura, and Andrew Peterson inform an exploration of mercy, forgiveness, and love as self-gift in the context of illustration and storytelling …
The Threat To Academic & Intellectual Freedom,
2023
Florida International University
The Threat To Academic & Intellectual Freedom, Christopher M. Jimenez, Melissa Del Castillo, Stephen Thomson Moore, Lowell Bryan Cooper, Jacqueline Radebaugh, George Pearson
Works of the FIU Libraries
The Academic and Intellectual Freedom Ad Hoc Committee presented a First Thursday discussion on May 4 about academic and intellectual freedom. Starting with a brief definition of these terms, they traced the history of Academic Freedom and how current events affect us at FIU. The committee posed several real-life scenarios threatening Academic/Intellectual Freedom in libraries. All library staff were invited to attend this lively discussion.
Dies Legibiles Iii,
2023
Smith College
Dies Legibiles Iii
Dies Legibiles
Thank you for reading the third volume of Dies Legibiles! We’ve had an exciting semester, as our core editorial team was composed entirely of students who were new to the journal. Though this came with a certain amount of trial and error, it also brought a sense of passion and drive that served us well: we received more submissions this year than ever before. Many of our submissions came from outside Smith College and the Five College Consortium—including several international submissions! We are thrilled to expand our outreach and cover a wider array of perspectives and topics.
Women And Religion In The Mongol Empire,
2023
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Women And Religion In The Mongol Empire, Karlie Barnett
History Undergraduate Honors Theses
Aspects of the Mongol Empire have been well studied in academia, but these analyses, like much of our recording and analysis of world history overall, have largely excluded women. This thesis seeks to contribute to the effort to restore women to Mongol history, focusing on how the relationship between Mongol women and religion impacted the development of the Mongol Empire and Eurasian religions during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. With a focus on elite women due to the nature of the sources, I draw upon historical chronicles, traveler accounts, artwork, and contributions from scholars in this field to assert that …
An Ideal Monarch: The Piety, Masculinity, And Kingship Of King Louis Ix Of France,
2023
Utah State University
An Ideal Monarch: The Piety, Masculinity, And Kingship Of King Louis Ix Of France, Tell Joyner
All Graduate Plan B and other Reports
King Louis IX of France, who ruled from 1226 to 1270, is widely considered to have been one of the greatest European kings of the Middle Ages. His rule was long remembered as an ideal period of good government and prosperity, and future kings sought and were expected to emulate him for centuries. Historians have often discussed the key role that the king’s pious exercise of his kingship played in his reign. In particular, historians have discussed the role that his belief in the twin missions of saving his subjects and making France into a Christian kingdom played in his …
Femininity In Medieval Scandinavia: How Paganism Forged Gender Equality,
2023
Winthrop University
Femininity In Medieval Scandinavia: How Paganism Forged Gender Equality, Erin M. Caffey
Graduate Theses
The brutality of the Vikings and the conquests of medieval Scandinavian men have often garnered the majority of interest from the media, the armchair historian, and the scholar alike, with the pursuits and lives of their female counterparts seldom discussed. Medieval Scandinavian women’s lives though, when examined, are just as enthralling as those of the men. And while their stories are not necessarily as full of bloodshed or glory, the lives of women, those seen in both mythology and memory, provide an insight into the secular and religious foundations of medieval Scandinavian communities. Through an examination of various mythological texts, …
To Have Sex Or Not To Have Sex: An Exploration Of Medieval Christian And Jewish Sexual Values,
2023
William & Mary
To Have Sex Or Not To Have Sex: An Exploration Of Medieval Christian And Jewish Sexual Values, Rachel Zaslavsky
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This thesis is an exploration of Medieval Jewish and Christian conceptions of sex and aims to challenge the notion of Judeo-Christian values. Medieval Judaism and Christianity are at odds with each other in their understandings of sexuality. By considering Judaism, the belief that medieval religion was averse to sexuality and sexual pleasure is disproven. An analysis of religious works, such as those produced by Christian theologians and Jewish rabbis, yields the following conclusion: medieval Christianity restricted sex on the basis of abstinence, while medieval Judaism restricted sex on the basis of ritual impurity but mandated sex for procreation and female …
The People Of Seljuq Baghdad, 1069-1089,
2023
William & Mary
The People Of Seljuq Baghdad, 1069-1089, Henry Stratakis-Allen
Undergraduate Honors Theses
In recent years, scholars of the Islamic Middle East have fiercely debated the nature and underlying causes of the so-called ‘Sunni Revival’, a period of Sunni political resurgence and theological consolidation centered around the city of Baghdad that lasted throughout the eleventh century. Despite the importance of this period, which witnessed the crystallization of mainstream Islamic thought as it is known to the present, scholars have been unable to synthesize its phenomena into a single convincing narrative. This shortcoming is owed largely to scholars lacking a robust structural understanding of Islamic society during this period, particularly with respect to Baghdad. …
The King And His Court: The Culture Of Royal Power And The Creation Of The Angevin Empire Under Henry Ii,
2023
The University of Southern Mississippi
The King And His Court: The Culture Of Royal Power And The Creation Of The Angevin Empire Under Henry Ii, Joseph Jarrell
Master's Theses
Legal codes, literature, history, and violence were necessary aspects of royal power that in conjunction with resources gained from familial inheritance and a fortunate marriage allowed King Henry II to build, govern, and legitimize his rule over the Angevin Empire, as well as attempt to create an Angevin dynasty. Examining these subjects advances ideas about medieval royal culture and its relation to political power and legal power in the twelfth century Angevin Empire.
Historiography has long examined this period as the histories of great men, but recent trends have examined the interplay of power, politics, and gender during the Middle …
Discovering Dune: Essays On Frank Herbert’S Epic Saga., Edited By Dominic J. Nardi And N. Trevor Brierly,
2023
Independent Scholar
Discovering Dune: Essays On Frank Herbert’S Epic Saga., Edited By Dominic J. Nardi And N. Trevor Brierly, G. Connor Salter
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
G. Connor Salter reviews Discovering Dune: Essays on Frank Herbert’s Epic Saga, edited by Dominic J. Nardi and N. Trevor Brierly, considering its new contributions to studies of Frank Herbert's work. Essays included fit into four categories (Politics and Power, History and Religion, Biology and Ecology, and Philosophy, Choice and Ethics) and range from Herbert's use of ecology in Dune to how game theory may help explain certain characters' apparent ability to see the future. Discovering Dune also includes an appendix which contains the only up-to-date bibliography of Herbert's work (primary and secondary sources).
Hi-01 The Loves & Controversies Of Wallada Bint Al-Mustakfi,
2023
Spartanburg Methodist College
Hi-01 The Loves & Controversies Of Wallada Bint Al-Mustakfi, Livingston Hawkins Iii, Ethan G. Birney
SC Upstate Research Symposium
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (1001-1091) is best known as a poet from the early High Middle Ages. Living in Islamic Spain, Wallada was the daughter of Muhammad III, a Cordoban ruler. Her poetry often discussed love in the abstract, as well as her specific relationships. Nine of her poems have been preserved, and eight of those nine are about Ibn Zaydún, who is often seen as the greatest love of her life. As the sole heir to her father and as a prominent female writer, Wallada transgressed some cultural and societal norms in a variety of ways. However, she also fulfilled …
Gender, Sex, And The Body In Medieval Armenia,
2023
Saint John's University, Jamaica New York
Gender, Sex, And The Body In Medieval Armenia, Ashley Bozian
Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation investigates textual representation of the body, gender, and sexuality in Armenian chronicles produced between the fifth and eleventh centuries CE. In so doing, it reconstructs the development of Armenian somatology between Zoroastrian and Islamic suzerainties. Specifically, the dissertation examines the modalities by which the body functioned to medieval Armenian cognition as the locus of identity and alterity through the deployment of such devices as the following, to each of which is devoted a chapter: masculinity, femininity, archetypes of sexual morality, legislation of sexual conduct, sexual experientiality (in both temporal and eschatological dimensions), anatomy, and violence. As such, the …
Hildegard Fantasy,
2023
University of Kentucky
Hildegard Fantasy, Julianna Charnigo
Theses and Dissertations--Music
Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), a German abbess, composer, mystic, and theologian, was revered as a prophet during her lifetime. Since then, her numerous accomplishments and visionary writings have made her popular both in her native Germany and across the world. Hildegard produced numerous Latin writings, more than any other woman of the Middle Ages, and her more than seventy musical compositions fascinate musicians and listeners to this day. My doctoral thesis is a composition for SATB chorus, orchestra, and soprano solo entitled Hildegard Fantasy, based on the life and music of Hildegard of Bingen.
I have written both the …
A Nation On The Periphery Of History: A Discussion Of Poland-Lithuania During The Reformation,
2023
The University of Akron
A Nation On The Periphery Of History: A Discussion Of Poland-Lithuania During The Reformation, Dillon Piorkowski
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
This project hopes to establish several key points. One of which is that Poland is unfairly represented in Western historiography. Specifically, this means that in the English-speaking academic world, Poland is discussed disproportionately. Countries like Germany, France, and Britain have thousands of pages written about them discussing their roles during the Reformation. But Poland does not. This is evidenced by the many Western textbooks that misrepresent the nation. In turn, the project will use these various textbooks as evidence. The second point this project aims to cover is why Poland’s underappreciation is unfair. Simply demonstrating how Poland is underrepresented is …
Mysteries Of The Gothic,
2023
Claremont Colleges
Mysteries Of The Gothic, Addison Duvall
CMC Senior Theses
By examining the histories of the Notre-Dame and Chartres cathedrals, I will consider three academic schools of thought regarding the high Gothic Cathedrals: the balanced and rational feat of engineering, the communal and social rituals that bond humans to this space, and the iconographic manifestation of the supernatural. Functionalist engineering paradoxically lays at the heart of these cathedrals' capacity to open the human consciousness to the sacred by using recurrent symbolic patterns from nature, music and mathematics to create divine ratios that transport us. Integrated into these larger architectural designs the repeating visual patterns exalting both biblical and supernatural icons …
Bd 5 2022 Complete,
2022
University of Pennsylvania
Bd 5 2022 Complete, Managing Editors Bibliotheca Dantesca
Bibliotheca Dantesca: Journal of Dante Studies
No abstract provided.
Nicolò Crisafi. 'Dante’S Masterplot And Alternative Narratives In The "Commedia."' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.,
2022
Columbia University
Nicolò Crisafi. 'Dante’S Masterplot And Alternative Narratives In The "Commedia."' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022., Alejandro Cuadrado
Bibliotheca Dantesca: Journal of Dante Studies
No abstract provided.
Armando Antonelli. 'Fabbricare E Trasmettere La Storia Nel Medioevo. Cronachistica, Memoria Documentaria E Identità Cittadina Nel Trecento Italiano.' Pisa-Rome: Fabrizio Serra Editore, 2021.,
2022
University of Göttingen
Armando Antonelli. 'Fabbricare E Trasmettere La Storia Nel Medioevo. Cronachistica, Memoria Documentaria E Identità Cittadina Nel Trecento Italiano.' Pisa-Rome: Fabrizio Serra Editore, 2021., Lorenzo Dell'oso
Bibliotheca Dantesca: Journal of Dante Studies
No abstract provided.
'Selve Oscure E Alberi Strani.' Paolo Grillo, Ed. Rome: Viella Libreria Editrice, 2022.,
2022
University of Pennsylvania
'Selve Oscure E Alberi Strani.' Paolo Grillo, Ed. Rome: Viella Libreria Editrice, 2022., Lourdes Contreras
Bibliotheca Dantesca: Journal of Dante Studies
No abstract provided.
George Corbett. 'Dante’S Christian Ethics. Purgatory And Its Moral Contexts.' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020.,
2022
University of Pennsylvania
George Corbett. 'Dante’S Christian Ethics. Purgatory And Its Moral Contexts.' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020., Tommaso De Robertis
Bibliotheca Dantesca: Journal of Dante Studies
No abstract provided.
