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ISBN: 9780708318942
Published by : University of Wales Press
Discussions of the relationship between gender and religion most often focus attention on female religious figures. In redressing this bias, this collection of fourteen essays, taken from a conference held at the University of Huddersfield in 2... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780748617319
Published by : Edinburgh University Press
The moorlands of England and Wales are typically characterised by short scrub, a treeless vista of rolling hills intersected by valleys and sparse animal life but they, like most other landscape types, have undergone transformations through nat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780708318225
Published by : University of Wales Press
The monster pops up in a variety of contexts and performs various functions in medieval culture acting, most often, as a metaphor. These ten essays examine the `meaning- laden ' monsters of the High and Late Middle Ages and the cultural uses of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780708318218
Published by : University of Wales Press
The monster pops up in a variety of contexts and performs various functions in medieval culture acting, most often, as a metaphor. These ten essays examine the `meaning- laden ' monsters of the High and Late Middle Ages and the cultural uses of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780708317945
Published by : University of Wales Press
Why does Tertullian compare virginity to a citadel? Why does Birgitta say that the Virgin Mary is like the Temple of Solomon? And why does Chaucer symbolise love and fame through a rich Gothic-style palace? All of these metaphors are part of a ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780708317976
Published by : University of Wales Press
The figuration of the Virgin Mary was often contradictory in medieval texts and theological, philosophical and social perceptions of her greatly influenced both sacred and secular literature. In this study Teresa Reed explores five examples of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780708317983
Published by : University of Wales Press
The figuration of the Virgin Mary was often contradictory in medieval texts and theological, philosophical and social perceptions of her greatly influenced both sacred and secular literature. In this study Teresa Reed explores five examples of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781851827480
Published by : Four Courts Press
The studies in this volume range across literature, archaeology, law and theology and show Ireland and Wales as societies in close contact. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781843830245
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Where as many previous debates concerning the Book of Llandaf have centred around arguments that its charters were based on earlier authentic records, this study assesses the Book within the context of south-east Wales in the 12th century. Davi... .... Learn More