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Fear and Loathing in the North
Due to the scarcity of sources regarding actual Jewish and Muslim communities and settlements, there has until now been little work on either the perception of or encounters with Muslims and Jews in medieval Scandinavia and the Baltic Region. The volume provides the reader with the possibility to appreciate and understand the complexity of Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations in the medieval North. The contributions cover topics such as cultural and economic exchange between Christians and members of other religions; evidence of actual Jews and Muslims in the Baltic Rim; images and stereotypes of the Other. The volume thus presents a previously neglected field of research that will help nuance the overall picture of interreligious relations in medieval Europe.
Politische Funktionen Stadtischer Raume Und Stadtetypen Im Zeitlichen Wandel / Political Functions of Urban Spaces and Town Types Through the Ages
Politische Funktionalitaten von mittelalterlichen und neuzeitlichen Stadtraumen aus verschiedenen disziplinaren Perspektiven und im europaischen Raum stehen im Zentrum des vorliegenden Bandes. Einerseits behandeln die rund 20 Beitrage konkrete Raumlichkeiten wie das Rathaus und Orte der Vergesellschaftung, zum anderen werden vor dem Hintergrund der Europaischen Stadteatlanten verschiedene Stadttypen und die Funktionalisierung von Stadtraumen deutlich gemacht: Festungsstadte, Hafenstadte, Industriestadte, Klosterstadte und Residenzstadte.
Cities and Their Spaces
For several years, space has been developing into an issue of growing importance in the field of urban history. The uses of space as well as memorial cultures in a spatial context have attracted a particular interest. The contributions to the present volume, predominantly written in English, engage with this ‘spatial turn’. They focus especially on the functions of the city (e.g. market, commerce) and city development, on the city space and its representation, on the city and its ‘hinterland’, and on the development of urban districts. These topics will be discussed with reference to European cities in the medieval and the modern periods.
A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology
This is the second update of "A Cumulative Bibliography of Medieval Military History and Technology," which appeared in 2002. It is meant to do two things: to present references to works on medieval military history and technology not included in the first two volumes; and to present references to all books and articles published on medieval military history and technology from 2003 to 2006. These references are divided into the same categories as in the first two volumes and cover a chronological period of the same length, from late antiquity to 1648, again in order to present a more complete picture of influences on and from the Middle Ages. It also continues to cover the same geographical area as the first and second volume, in essence Europe and the Middle East, or, again, influences on and from this area. The languages of these bibliographical references reflect this geography.
New Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Gdańsk, Poland and Prussia
New Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Poland and Prussia: The Impact of Gdańsk draws together the latest reseach conducted by local historians and archaeologists on the city of Gdańsk and its impact on the surrounding region of Pomerania and Poland as a whole. Beginning with Gdańsk’s early political history and extending from the 10th to the 16th century, its twelve chapters explore a range of political, social, and socio-cultural historical questions and explain such phenomena as the establishment and development of the Gdańsk port and city. A prominent theme is a consideration of the interactions between Gdansk and Poland and Prussia, including a look into the city’s links with t...
History of Wills, Testators and Their Families in Late Medieval Krakow
This volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of wills in late medieval Krakow. It presents the origins of testamentary acts in the Kingdom of Poland and its centre, Krakow, and their subsequent transformation from so called ‘canonical wills’ to ‘communal wills’. Wysmułek discusses the socio-cultural role of wills and sets them in their contemporary legal, social, and economic context. In doing so, he uncovers their influence on property ownership and family relations in the city, as well as on the religious practices of the burghers. Ultimately, this work seeks to change the perception of wills by treating the testamentary act itself as an important agent of historical social change – a ‘tool of power’.
