Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

principal at The Raab Collection and author of “The Hunt for History,” told Religion News Service. The medieval manuscript, which The Raab Collection is selling for $16,500, contains 25 double ...

Marla Segol Marla Segol, from the University at Buffalo, is speaking on “Sex Magic and You: Experimental Ritual, Mythical Innovation, and the Study of Medieval Religion,” on Saturday, May 13, at 8:30 ...

Cats are found in abundance as a status symbol in medieval religious spaces. There are lots of medieval manuscripts that feature, for example, illuminations (small images) of nuns with cats ...

What was life like in medieval society? Most medieval people lived in villages, as there were few large towns in the Middle Ages. The majority of people were peasants. The Church's role in ...

But medieval religious recluses weren’t overburdened modern women. They had funerals for their worldly selves; they were advised to dig their graves with their fingernails into the dirt floor of ...

She conducts research and teaches courses in the history of medieval religion.