"In this book, a noted historian traces the development of scientific theory from the early centuries of the Christian era to the Age of Galileo and the advent of modern science. The author explains the main tenets of the systems of Plato and Aristotle and shows how these system…
This text presents the presuppositions of medieval society by integrating brief selections from primary texts and photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations. It encompasses classical and biblical antecedents of medieval culture, the Early and High Mid…
This text presents the presuppositions of medieval society by integrating brief selections from primary texts and photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations. It encompasses classical and biblical antecedents of medieval culture, the Early and High Mid…
Studie over de houding van de middeleeuwse maatschappij t.a.v. homoseksualiteit: de afkeer van homoseksualiteit is niet van meet af aan verbonden geweest met het christendom. Pas in de periode na 1150 sloeg de tolerantie om in snel groeiende intolerantie als onderdeel van een gr…
"Truly groundbreaking work. Boswell reveals unexplored phenomena with an unfailing erudition."--Michel FoucaultJohn Boswell's National Book Award-winning study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West was a groundbreaking work that challenged …
This study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the early Christian West challenged preconceptions about the Church's past relationship to its gay members, among them priests, bishops, and even saints. The historical breadth of the author's research (from the Gree…
"Crusader and concubine, laundress and troubadour, mystic and midwife and miniaturist, beguine and bondwoman and the bersatrix rocking the cradle of kings- all find their rightful place in this bountiful compendium. With vast resourcefulness and a lively (and often irreverent) e…
"Crusader and concubine, laundress and troubadour, mystic and midwife and miniaturist, beguine and bondwoman and the bersatrix rocking the cradle of kings- all find their rightful place in this bountiful compendium. With vast resourcefulness and a lively (and often irreverent) e…
An Indian boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his Inca ancestors.
