Ad sanctos. Saints, Miracles and Everyday Life in the Middle Ages

2004 ◽  
pp. 245-264
Author(s):  
C. Krötzl
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
The Middle Ages

The Monasteries of Mount Athos

Antiquity ◽  
1928 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 443-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Talbot Rice
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Thirteenth Century ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Past ◽  
Actual Experience ◽  
The Middle Ages

The peninsula of Athos, home of monks, resort of pilgrims and the sole surviving example of the life of the Middle Ages which exists in Europe, is the only spot in these days of hooting motor cars, roaring machinery and rushing, busy people, in which it is possible to lead a completely altered life. There only in Europe can one meet an entirely original mental outlook. Even in the remotest European village everyday life is of this age and it is only by exercising the imagination that one can transfer oneself to the past. But on arrival on Athos this earth is left behind and one begins to experience the life of a pilgrim of the Middle Ages. One sees from actual experience what that life really was, and one continues to live it until the discomforts of the thirteenth century finally persuade one that the evils of this age are amply repaid by its merits and that the romance of the Middle Ages is even excelled by the adventurous spirit of today. The medieval life is something that one likes to remember as a curiosity, something to be experienced occasionally only. But the claims of its art are more lasting and in these days of ease and luxury we can appreciate them the more fully.

scholarly journals Middelalderens hang til det overnaturlige

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (81) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
Gábor Attila Csúr
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Historical Novels ◽  
Critical Reading ◽  
Prose Fiction ◽  
Religious Thought ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Middle Ages

Gábor Attila Csúr: “The Inclination to the Supernatural in the Middle Ages – A Critical Reading of Medieval Religiousness in Danish Historical Novels” The article focuses on Danish historical prose fiction from the last two centuries and analyzes how the phenomenon ‘medievalism’, i. e. the interpretation, reception and recreation of the Middle Age, has changed during this period. Stereotypes about medieval religious thought and belief and the role of the church have always been popular features of historical novels. By analyzing the depictions of religiousness, the article attempts to draw a line of development in understanding medieval culture and everyday life.

HISTORY OF EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 103-114
Author(s):  
GERHARD JARITZ
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Middle Ages

The Medieval Glazed Pottery of Lazio

1967 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 40-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Whitehouse
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Past ◽  
Medieval Pottery ◽  
Medieval Archaeology ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Active Preparation ◽  
The Middle Ages

Medieval archaeology in the sense of a field study involving controlled excavation is in its infancy in Italy. Scarcely a dozen excavations have been carried out with the recovery of information about the middle ages as their primary objective and little attention has been paid to the material remains of everyday life. It is not surprising, therefore, that in the past the only medieval pottery to receive lasting attention has been the tin-glazed ware which was valued as the forerunner of renaissance maiolica. Nevertheless, in recent years programmes of surface collecting and selective excavation have been initiated in two areas with the specific purpose of studying the middle ages. The two areas are Lazio and Apulia. In Apulia the Society of Antiquaries sponsored a survey of the Tavoliere, or Foggia Plain, reports on which are in active preparation.

scholarly journals Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit MS Vat - Copt. 69, fols 40r-55v

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-819
Author(s):  
L. R. Frangulian
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Muslim Woman ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Valuable Source ◽  
Original Language ◽  
Eastern Christianity ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Middle Ages

This is the first translation into Russian of the “Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit”. The text is written in Coptic and originates from the beginning of the 13th cent. AD. The translation is preceded by an introduction, which comprises the history of the research as well as lists all the modern editions and translations of the “Martyrdom”. It is pointed out that there are some doubts about the original language of the text: some scholars argue that it could have been Arabic. There are also different speculations regarding the motives, which prompted the author to use Coptic, although at that time the Egyptian Christians almost completely switched to Arabic in everyday life. The composition of the “Martyrdom” follows the hagiographic canon, however, some expected topoi are missing. Among those are the torture of the Saint, the intervention of Heavenly Forces to strengthen the martyr. The main character in the “Martyrdom” is John, the flax seller. Having married a Muslim woman, he converted from Christianity to Islam. The narrative deals with what happened to John, when he decided to return to Christianity openly. The author of “Martyrdom” was a contemporary of the martyr and likely witnessed the events he described. Some of the characters mentioned in the “Martyrdom” are not fictitious but did exist indeed. All this makes the text a valuable source for the history of the Eastern Christianity in the Middle Ages.

scholarly journals HISTORICAL INFLUENCE OF THE CREATIVE TRADITIONS OF PERSIAN CULTURE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOLKLORE IN SOUTHERN DAGESTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-397
Author(s):  
M.M. Kurbanov
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Single Form ◽  
Intensive Development ◽  
The Middle Ages

The article highlights the problems related to how ancient Persian culture in the Middle Ages had a powerful influence on the formation and development of folklore of the peoples of South Dagestan. Regional, ethnic, linguistic and cultural symbiosis was formed In the Derbent region, Tabasaran and Lezgistan in the V-XVIII centuries, which led the folklore of the Tabasarans, Lezgins, Azerbaijanis, resettled here Iranian-speaking Tats, Persians and Arabs to mutual enrichment and intensive development. Domestic, cultural and commercial relations led to the fact that most residents began to freely speak the “old Turkic”, Persian, Lezgin and Tabasaran languages, which ethnic groups used in communication, trade and in everyday life. The result of the influence of Persian folk and Ashug poetry on the development of the creativity of the peoples of the region can be considered the formation of a single form of genre varieties of extra-ritual lyrics and wedding poetry in the folklore of Tabasarans, Lezghins, Agulians in the form of band-quatrains. Fairy tales of the peoples of the region were also positively influenced, they were enriched by Eastern plots, themes, ideas, colorful images, Persian toponymy and vibrant poetry of genres.

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