This book examines a cultural revolution that took place in the Scandinavian artistic landscape during the medieval period. Within just one generation (c. 1340-1400), the Augustinian monastery of Helgafell became the most important centre of illuminated manuscript production in …
"In the fourteenth-century Persian city of Shiraz, poets composed, scholars studied, mystics sought hidden truths, ascetics prayed and fasted, drunkards brawled, and princes and their courtiers played deadly games of power. This was the world of Shams al-Din Mohammad Hafez Shira…
Provides not only a rich context for Hafez's poetry but also a comprehensive perspective on a fascinating place in a dynamic time. This portrait of an elegant, witty poet and his marvelous city will be as valuable to medievalists, students of the Middle East, and specialists in …
Introduction : understanding priest masculinity -- Marriage defines the priest -- Proof of manhood : priests as husbands and fathers -- Laymen in priestly robes -- "Fighting" men : violence and priestly masculinity -- Becoming a priest : clerical role models and clerics-in-train…
