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Medieval Civilization
The Power of Oratory in the Medieval Muslim World
Oratory and sermons had a fixed place in the religious and civic rituals of pre-modern Muslim societies and were indispensable for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising or …
The Crisis of Kingship in Late Medieval Islam
In the early sixteenth century, the political landscape of West Asia was completely transformed: of the previous four major powers, only one - the Ottoman Empire - continued to …
The Strozzi of Florence
Set in the context of other documentary evidence and of modern historical and anthropological studies, this text illuminates the role of women, kinship, solidarity, honour and …
Law and Piety in Medieval Islam
The Ayyubid and Mamluk periods were two of the most intellectually vibrant in Islamic history. Megan H. Reid's book, which traverses three centuries from 1170 to 1500, recovers the …
Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World
This collection of merchant documents is essential reading for any student of economic developments in the Middle Ages who wishes to go beyond the level of textbook summaries. …
Illegitimacy in Renaissance Florence
As far back as Jacob Burckhardt, illegitimate children have been considered advantaged, insofar as they lacked family obligations. Celebrated Renaissance figures such as Petrarch, …
Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society
High rates of divorce, often taken to be a modern and western phenomenon, were also typical of medieval Islamic societies. By pitting these high rates of divorce against the …
Wife and Widow in Medieval England
Routledge Revivals: Medieval Jewish Civilization (2003)
First published in 2003, this is the first encyclopedic work to focus exclusively on medieval Jewish civilization, from the fall of the Roman Empire to about 1492. Based on the …