The essays in this volume, presented in honour of John O. Ward, explore the role of rhetoric in promoting reform and renewal in the Latin West from Peter Abelar

A formidable challenge to the study of Roma (Gypsy) music is the muddle of fact and fiction in determining identity. This book investigates "Gypsy music" as a m

This book provides an analytical overview of the vast range of historiography which was produced in western Europe over a thousand-year period between c.400 and

Constant J. Mews offers an intellectual biography of two of the best known personalities of the twelfth century. Peter Abelard was a controversial logician at t

An exploration of the relations between medical and religious discourse and practice in medieval culture, focussing on how they are affected by gender.