Who Let The Werewolves Into The Manuscripts: Written And Pictorial Representations Of Werewolves In English Manuscripts,
2026
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Who Let The Werewolves Into The Manuscripts: Written And Pictorial Representations Of Werewolves In English Manuscripts, Allison Slowiak
LSU Master's Theses
The werewolf – a fictional figure that transforms from human to wolf – serves as a compelling example of how medieval thought shaped ideas about identity and transformation. The motif of the werewolf, present in a small corpus of works from the tenth through the fourteenth century, emerged to explore the limits of change while also comparing the likeness of humanity to its animal counterpart. This paper explores medieval literature - Beowulf, Bisclavret, Biclarel, and Melion – from both French or English descent to offer overlapping and contrasting thoughts about human likeness to wolves. The manuscripts - The Nowell Codex, …
Tolkien's Joyful Sorrow, The "Gift Of Tears" Of Medieval Mysticism, And John Donne's Sermon "Jesus Wept",
2026
Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
Tolkien's Joyful Sorrow, The "Gift Of Tears" Of Medieval Mysticism, And John Donne's Sermon "Jesus Wept", Giovanni Carmine Costabile
Journal of Tolkien Research
At the field of Cormallen, the emotion of joy felt by the victorious Hobbits is so great that Sam wonders whether everything sad will come untrue. At the same time, their joy is so great that it is described as "poignant as grief". Dimitra Fimi in 2017 pointed out Tolkien's probable indebtedness to Christian Orthodox tradition of "charmolype", or joyful sorrow. Another relevant parallel of the intermingling of joy and sorrow is the eleventh century Norman monk and abbot John of Fécamp's notion of the "Gift of Tears" (Gratia lacrymarum) from God, which brings true happiness. …
Parallel Concepts Found In The Thousand And One Nights And Sufi Hagiography,
2026
American University in Cairo
Parallel Concepts Found In The Thousand And One Nights And Sufi Hagiography, Walaa Kamal Emam Kamel
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis argues that The Thousand and One Nights functions as more than mere populist entertainment; rather, it constitutes a literary corpus imbued with Sufi mystical epistemologies that reflect the spiritual quests and Sufi concepts evident in hagiographical traditions. Through discourse and intertextual analysis of two Nights stories, “The City of Brass” and “The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad,” alongside Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār’s Tadhkirat al-awliyāʾ, this study demonstrates how shared rhetorical strategies—specifically David Pinault’s Leitwörter analysis and L.A. Paul’s Transformative Experience concept—reveal a narrative and rhetorical emphasis on the metamorphosis of the self from worldly attachment toward …
The Religious Groups Of Mecca And Medina In The Sixth And Seventh Centuries Ce,
2026
University of Helsinki
The Religious Groups Of Mecca And Medina In The Sixth And Seventh Centuries Ce, Ilkka Linstedt
Abdou Filali-Ansary Occasional Paper Series
Ancient and modern urban centres have been important loci for encounters between individuals of different identities. In this article, I present Mecca and Medina as multi-religious towns in the pre-Islamic and early Islamic periods of the sixth and seventh centuries ce. Mecca was a very small town, but the Kaaba shrine there served as a regional pilgrimage site that drew people from different faith communities. Medina was a larger settlement with a significant Jewish population. Jews, Christians and others (‘pagans’) lived in both towns. Some of these ‘others’ had also adopted some of the basic ideas of monotheism, although they …
Infinite Line, Infinite Knowledge: The 'Spera' And Organized Chaos In Lambert's Encyclopedia, The 'Liber Floridus',
2026
CUNY Hunter College
Infinite Line, Infinite Knowledge: The 'Spera' And Organized Chaos In Lambert's Encyclopedia, The 'Liber Floridus', Ava Romano
Theses and Dissertations
The Liber Floridus is a medieval encyclopedia renowned for its program of circular diagrams, or sperae. Inside this manuscript of 190 chapters, these diagrams frame and embody written knowledge, revealing a connection between encyclopedism and life in the Benedictine monastery by creating a coherent visual organization of chapters.
Interpreting “Vampire” Burials In Medieval Eastern Europe,
2026
Virginia Commonwealth University
Interpreting “Vampire” Burials In Medieval Eastern Europe, Arleen Chau
UROP Posters
Since the early twentieth century, various atypical or deviant graves have been excavated across Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland. These discoveries have prompted much speculation, as the individuals were interred with items such as sickles placed over their necks or abdomens, along with other mortuary artifacts not considered normative compared to those found in typical community burials. Such practices suggest that these individuals were regarded as deviant or pariahs within their social contexts. Consequently, many have been quick to label these as “vampire burials,” interpreting them as measures intended to keep the dead from rising. However, this definition is problematic, …
Iberoamerican Neomedievalisms: “The Middle Ages” And Its Uses In Latin America, Edited By Nadia R. Altschul And Maria Ruhlmann,
2026
Georgetown University
Iberoamerican Neomedievalisms: “The Middle Ages” And Its Uses In Latin America, Edited By Nadia R. Altschul And Maria Ruhlmann, Emily Francomano
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
A Convert’S Tale: Art, Crime, And Jewish Apostasy In Renaissance Italy, By Tamar Herzig,
2026
Western Michigan University
A Convert’S Tale: Art, Crime, And Jewish Apostasy In Renaissance Italy, By Tamar Herzig, Lyn Blanchfield
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
The Hungry City: A Year In The Life Of Medieval Barcelona, By Marie A. Kelleher,
2026
Western Michigan University
The Hungry City: A Year In The Life Of Medieval Barcelona, By Marie A. Kelleher, Jessica Minieri
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
The Permeable Self: Five Medieval Relationships, By Barbara Newman,
2026
Universität Tübingen
The Permeable Self: Five Medieval Relationships, By Barbara Newman, Laura Moncion
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Chaucer And Becket’S Mother: “The Man Of Law’S Tale,” Conversion, And Race In The Middle Ages, By Meriem Pagès,
2026
University of Wolverhampton
Chaucer And Becket’S Mother: “The Man Of Law’S Tale,” Conversion, And Race In The Middle Ages, By Meriem Pagès, Daisy E. Black
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Eleanor Of Aquitaine, As It Was Said: Truth And Tales About The Medieval Queen, By Karen Sullivan,
2026
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Eleanor Of Aquitaine, As It Was Said: Truth And Tales About The Medieval Queen, By Karen Sullivan, Lauren Wood
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Introduction: Intersections Of Gender And Genres In Medieval Judaism, Christianity, And Islam,
2026
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Introduction: Intersections Of Gender And Genres In Medieval Judaism, Christianity, And Islam, Linda G. Jones
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
The introductory essay describes the aims of this special volume, which are to analyze the intersections between religion and gender in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic cultures, as reflected in diverse pre- and early modern textual genres, and to explore the relationships between gender and genres. Toward these ends the authors interrogate how a given textual genre, as well as the gender of the author/compiler and the intended audience, might influence the representations of gender. The introductory essay summarizes the seven articles constituting the volume, highlights the points of contact and differences among them, and reflects upon their broader significance to …
The Masculinization Of Grief In Arabic Adab Literature: Ibn ‘Abd Al-Rabbih’S Al-‘Iqd Al-Farīd,
2026
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
The Masculinization Of Grief In Arabic Adab Literature: Ibn ‘Abd Al-Rabbih’S Al-‘Iqd Al-Farīd, Linda G. Jones
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
This article explores the relationship between masculinity and literary expressions of grief in premodern Islamic cultures based on “The Book on Women Mourners, Condolences, and Elegies,” from the adab anthology, al- ‘Iqd al-farīd (The Unique Necklace), compiled by the Cordovan belletrist Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih (d. 940). While Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih’s selection of literary specimens by female authors has been studied in depth, the far more numerous examples of male-authored bereavement literature have not been analyzed in detail. Hence this article has two aims. First, it will examine the relatively neglected genres of Arab-Islamic bereavement literature featuring grieving …
Gender And Historiography In The Construction Of The Image Of King John And Queen Violant Of Aragon,
2026
Ostelea Tourism Management School - Universitat Lleida
Gender And Historiography In The Construction Of The Image Of King John And Queen Violant Of Aragon, Oriol Catalán
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
The reign of John I of Aragon (r. 1387–1396) and his second wife Violant de Bar has been often denigrated by Catalan historiography with political arguments but also because of ensuing gender debates associating the shortcomings of his reign with his supposed manly weakness. This article deconstructs both political and gendered representations of the Aragonese monarchs by distinguishing what is reasonably attributable to them from accusations motivated by the conflicts of the time and later contexts. Drawing upon the concepts of “hegemonic masculinity” and “multiple masculinities,” the article compares the gender representations of King John I and Queen Violant in …
“Softer Than A Woman?" Gendered Images In Odo Of Cheriton’S Anti-Judaic Sermon,
2026
Tampere University, Finland
“Softer Than A Woman?" Gendered Images In Odo Of Cheriton’S Anti-Judaic Sermon, Jussi Hanska, Sari Katajala-Peltomaa
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
This article analyzes the intersection of the anti-Judaic and gendered motifs presented in English theologian and preacher Odo of Cheriton’s (d. 1246–1247) sermon for the tenth Sunday after the Holy Trinity. The sermon features an exemplum that is a distorted reinterpretation of a story originally found in Jewish historian Flavius Josephus’s Bellum iudaicum, which describes the siege and fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE. In one memorable passage Josephus tells how a Jewish woman named Mary loses her mind because of the hardships of the siege and hunger, kills and roasts her baby boy, and eats it. Yet Odo …
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal Of Gender And Sexuality 61.2 (2026),
2026
Western Michigan University
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal Of Gender And Sexuality 61.2 (2026)
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Conversion And The Reconfiguration Of Religious Gender Roles: Conversas And Moriscas In Late Medieval Iberia,
2026
Instituto de Lenguas y Culturas del Mediterráneo y Oriente Próximo (ILC), CSIC, Madrid
Conversion And The Reconfiguration Of Religious Gender Roles: Conversas And Moriscas In Late Medieval Iberia, Ivana Arsić
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
This study addresses the impact of the cultural homogenization policy in late medieval Castilian and Aragonese societies by analyzing Spanish Inquisition documents through a gendered lens. Specifically, this article illustrates how these records depict the religious experiences of Conversas and Moriscas (Christian women of Jewish and Muslim origin, respectively). Whereas recent investigations within cultural studies have engaged in descriptive analysis of female conversion, this article will provide a causal explanation through a comparative gendered perspective, arguing that women’s heightened involvement in religion was particular to the context of forced conversion. Toward this end, I first examine how Jewish and Muslim …
Christine De Pizan: Empowering Women In Text And Image, By Charlotte Cooper-Davis,
2026
Boston College
Christine De Pizan: Empowering Women In Text And Image, By Charlotte Cooper-Davis, Kelsey Boor
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
“The Lover’S Confession”: A Translation Of John Gower’S “Confessio Amantis,” Edited And Translated By Brian Gastle And Catherine Carter With Latin Translations By Andrew Galloway,
2026
Brock University
“The Lover’S Confession”: A Translation Of John Gower’S “Confessio Amantis,” Edited And Translated By Brian Gastle And Catherine Carter With Latin Translations By Andrew Galloway, Lynn Arner
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
