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Medieval West (medieval + west)

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Selected Abstracts

The Proprietary Church in the Early Medieval West , By Susan Wood

HISTORY, Issue 317 2010
MARIOS COSTAMBEYS
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Religion in the History of the Medieval West By John van Engen

THE HEYTHROP JOURNAL, Issue 4 2006
R. N. Swanson
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Kings and sons: princely rebellions and the structures of revolt in western Europe, c.1170,c.1280*

HISTORICAL RESEARCH, Issue 215 2009
Björn Weiler
Uprisings by royal sons against their fathers were a common phenomenon in the politics of medieval Europe, but one that, so far, has not been fully explored in the context of the thirteenth century. This was, however, a period during which numerous norms and mechanisms were developed that continued to define the Latin West well into the early modern period. This article uses three case studies (England 1173; Germany 1234; and Castile 1282) to outline both shared features of medieval European politics at large, and characteristic differences between central regions of the medieval West. [source]

Recent Perspectives on Leprosy in Medieval Western Europe1

HISTORY COMPASS (ELECTRONIC), Issue 5 2010
Elma Brenner
Responses to leprosy in medieval Western Europe were complex and often contradictory. Recent scholarship has challenged the predominant earlier view that lepers were excluded and stigmatized, suggesting instead that lepers were believed to have been chosen by God to be redeemed, and were thus the objects of sympathy and compassion. Research in the fields of history, archaeology and literature has addressed the social and religious status of lepers, the clinical identity and prevalence of medieval leprosy, and the medieval medical understanding of the disease. Much research has also focused on the endowment and functioning of leper hospitals (leprosaria). Although these institutions were situated outside towns and cities, they were still connected to mainstream society as a key focus of charity. The study of leprosy in the Middle Ages has been a vibrant field of scholarship in recent years , yet much still remains to be discovered about medieval lepers, leprosy and leprosaria. The field would benefit from studies comparing the situation of lepers in different regions, and from greater consideration of leprosy in its broader cultural, political, iconographic and ethical context. Such work would contribute not only to our understanding of leprosy, but also to the wider social, medical and religious history of the medieval West. [source]