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Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
A Reader
Edited by Brett Edward Whalen
Pilgrimage in the Middle Ages is a rich collection of
primary sources for the history of Christian pilgrimage
in Europe and the Mediterranean world from
the fourth through the sixteenth centuries. The
collection illustrates the far-reaching significance
and consequences of pilgrimage for the culture,
society, economics, politics, and spirituality of the
Middle Ages.
Brett Edward Whalen focuses on sites within Europe
and beyond its borders, including the holy
places of Jerusalem, and provides documents that
shed light upon Eastern Christian, Jewish, and Islamic
pilgrimages. The result is an innovative sourcebook
that offers a window into broader trends,
shifts, and transformations in the Middle Ages.
Brett Edward Whalen is an associate professor
in the Department of History at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
‘A rich treasury of primary sources vividly bringing
to life the background, practice, and significance of
medieval pilgrimage. An invaluable resource for students
and specialists alike.’
Dee Dyas, University of York
(UTP Higher Education; Readings in
Medieval Civilizations and Cultures Series)
400 pp / 6 x 9 / 2011
Paper 978-1-4426-0199-4 $42.95 (£27.99)
Medieval Medicine
A Reader
Edited by Faith Wallis
Medicine in the medieval world is often treated in
a static manner, as if a single picture of the body, a
unitary understanding of disease, and unvarying
practices of healing held sway for a millennium.
Medieval Medicine challenges this view by documenting
changes and complexities in medieval
medical thinking and practice. In this collection of
over 100 primary sources, many translated for the
first time, Faith Wallis reveals the dynamic world of
medicine in the Middle Ages that has been largely
unavailable to students and scholars.
Faith Wallis is an associate professor in the Department
of History and the Department of Social
Studies of Medicine at McGill University.
‘An excellent and comprehensive overview both for
students and scholars that shows vividly what medicine
was for medieval actors and what it is today for
historians of medieval medicine.’
Social History of Medicine
‘A truly rewarding work, worth acquiring not only
by scholars and teachers of medieval medicine in
particular but more broadly by anyone teaching in
the field of medieval European history and society.’
The Medieval Review
(UTP Higher Education; Readings in
Medieval Civilizations and Cultures Series)
563 pp / 6 x 9 / 2010
Paper 978-1-4426-0103-1 $44.95 (£24.99)
The Viking Age
A Reader
Edited by Angus A. Somerville
and R. Andrew McDonald
Angus A. Somerville is an associate professor in
the Department of English Language and Literature
at Brock University. R. Andrew McDonald is
an associate professor in the Department of History
at Brock University and former Director of the
Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at
Brock University.
Tracing the astonishing development of the Viking
Age from the first foreign raids to the rise and fall
of Viking empires, this comprehensive reader is essential
to an understanding of Viking history.
The diversity of the Viking world is mirrored by the
range and variety of over 100 primary documents
‘The Viking Age is a most enjoyable and informative
chosen for inclusion. The Norse translations, many of
volume for dipping into.’
them new, are straightforward and easily accessible
for students. The introductions contextualize the The Medieval Review
readings while allowing the sources to speak for themselves.
All unfamiliar terms are explained unobtrusively
(UTP Higher Education; Readings in
Medieval Civilizations and Cultures Series)
in the body of the text. Thirteen black-and-white
503 pp / 13 illustrations / 6 x 9 / 2010
illustrations and one map provide visual context. Combined,
these features make this book an extremely
Paper 978-1-4426-0148-2 $44.95 (£24.99)
readable and user-friendly introduction to the Viking Age.
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