In the Halloween season, American culture briefly participates in an ancient tradition of making the world of the dead visible to the living: Children dress as skeletons, teens go to horror movies and ...

The Medieval Studies minor offers the opportunity to address a variety of questions about the Middle Ages as well as about our own time: Why did thousands of Christian soldiers march off to uncertain ...

Several years ago, I spent a rainy afternoon at the Wellcome Library in London examining a 15th-century birthing girdle. The eagle-eyed curator watched my every move, making sure I didn’t touch the ...

Medieval Institute Publications at Western Michigan University publishes the Medieval Textual Cultures of Central and Southeast Europe Series for TEAMS: Teaching Association for Medieval Studies. The ...

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may have seen a fair few skeletons of late, prancing around your cookie packaging or littering your neighbor’s porch. But a ...

Students in large concentrations often relish the opportunity to trade big lecture halls for the intimacy of the seminar room. For students in small concentrations, tight-knit seminars and personal ...

Our research is broad and complementary and our commitment to our students is well established. For the benefit of our students—as well as for our own personal edification and enjoyment—we ensure that ...

In the Halloween season, American culture briefly participates in an ancient tradition of making the world of the dead visible to the living: Children dress as skeletons, teens go to horror movies and ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...