1006928.pdf

When scholars discuss the medieval past, the temptation is to become immersed there, to deepen our appreciation of the nuances of the medieval sources through debate about their meaning. But the past informs the present in a myriad of ways and medievalists can, and should, use their research to addr...

Πλήρης περιγραφή

Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Γλώσσα:French
English
Έκδοση: De Gruyter 2020
Διαθέσιμο Online:http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110546484
id oapen-20.500.12657-23226
record_format dspace
spelling oapen-20.500.12657-232262024-03-22T19:23:40Z Making the Medieval Relevant Kostick, Conor Jones, Chris Oschema, Klaus Interdisciplinarity relevance thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBB Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3K CE period up to c 1500 thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSF Gender studies, gender groups When scholars discuss the medieval past, the temptation is to become immersed there, to deepen our appreciation of the nuances of the medieval sources through debate about their meaning. But the past informs the present in a myriad of ways and medievalists can, and should, use their research to address the concerns and interests of contemporary society. This volume presents a number of carefully commissioned essays that demonstrate the fertility and originality of recent work in Medieval Studies. Above all, they have been selected for relevance. Most contributors are in the earlier stages of their careers and their approaches clearly reflect how interdisciplinary methodologies applied to Medieval Studies have potential repercussions and value far beyond the boundaries of the Middles Ages. These chapters are powerful demonstrations of the value of medieval research to our own times, both in terms of providing answers to some of the specific questions facing humanity today and in terms of much broader considerations. Taken together, the research presented here also provides readers with confidence in the fact that Medieval Studies cannot be neglected without a great loss to the understanding of what it means to be human. 2020-01-30 09:03:54 2020-04-01T09:08:21Z 2020-04-01T09:08:21Z 2020 book 1006928 9783110546484;9783110545302 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23226 fre eng Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung. Beihefte application/pdf n/a 1006928.pdf http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110546484 De Gruyter 10.1515/9783110546484 10.1515/9783110546484 2b386f62-fc18-4108-bcf1-ade3ed4cf2f3 9783110546484;9783110545302 6 297 Berlin/Boston open access
institution OAPEN
collection DSpace
language French
English
description When scholars discuss the medieval past, the temptation is to become immersed there, to deepen our appreciation of the nuances of the medieval sources through debate about their meaning. But the past informs the present in a myriad of ways and medievalists can, and should, use their research to address the concerns and interests of contemporary society. This volume presents a number of carefully commissioned essays that demonstrate the fertility and originality of recent work in Medieval Studies. Above all, they have been selected for relevance. Most contributors are in the earlier stages of their careers and their approaches clearly reflect how interdisciplinary methodologies applied to Medieval Studies have potential repercussions and value far beyond the boundaries of the Middles Ages. These chapters are powerful demonstrations of the value of medieval research to our own times, both in terms of providing answers to some of the specific questions facing humanity today and in terms of much broader considerations. Taken together, the research presented here also provides readers with confidence in the fact that Medieval Studies cannot be neglected without a great loss to the understanding of what it means to be human.
title 1006928.pdf
spellingShingle 1006928.pdf
title_short 1006928.pdf
title_full 1006928.pdf
title_fullStr 1006928.pdf
title_full_unstemmed 1006928.pdf
title_sort 1006928.pdf
publisher De Gruyter
publishDate 2020
url http://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110546484
_version_ 1799945203392446464