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This startling study of early Christian attitudes toward sexuality begins with an account of the different stances adopted by the Church—from the Ea...
"This extensive and engaging A-to-Z encyclopedia, illustrated with many rare and revealing images, tells the stories of the famous and the ordinary, t...
[3 volumes]
The period we know as the Middle Ages, roughly the years 400–1400, saw the formation of ideas and institutions that mark modern societies. Developme...
Animals in the Middle Ages
Praise for the first edition: "...a brave and fascinating exploration of an area that has so far been rather neglected by both historical and literary...
The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman
Perpetua's Passion studies the third-century martyrdom of a young woman and places it in the intellectual and social context of her age. Conflicting i...
Galla Placidia Rules at the Twilight of the Empire
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction. A Forgotten Empress -- 1 The "Most Noble" Princess: 379-395 -- 2 Orphan Princess in Stilic...
A Book of Essays
Covering courtship, disclosure, diversity, and public implications, 14 essays (three reprinted) discuss such topics as erotic magic, nakedness, a phys...
Unintended Consequences of Ancient Violence
In The Blood of Martyrs Joyce E. Salisbury chronicles the many spectacles of violent martyrdom that took place during the first three centuries of the...
A social history within a political and cultural framework, The West in the World looks at the development of western civilization within the context ...
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A Tour Through History from Ancient Times to the Present
A Casebook
Quiet Christians, Visible Martyrs, and Compelling Texts
This concise history of how the Christian Church grew between 32 and 380 focuses on the anonymous Christians who formed diverse congregations as they ...
Making the Grade
Explores ordinary life through time and across the globe....
A Mid-length Narrative History
"The West in the World," Fifth Edition, prompts students to take an active, analytical approach to understanding history and historical change. Reader...
Celts, Romans, and Visigoths
This work reconstructs the life, culture, and religious practices of the peasants of this period and the Catholic Church's expansion of the limits of ...
A Tour Through History from Ancient Times to the Present [6 Volumes]
Originally published in 1993, The Medieval World of Nature looks at how the natural world was viewed by medieval society. The book presents the argume...
A Mid-length Narrative History. Renaissance to present
A Living Encyclopedia of Everyday Life Past and Present
A landmark reference work exploring ordinary life through time and across the globe...
36 Great Women Before 1400