Medieval History
Cecilia Gaposchkin, assistant professor of history and assistant dean of faculty for pre-major advising, has accepted a fellowship at Princeton?s Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, where she will work on a project tentatively titled ?Crusade, Liturgy, Ideology, and Devotion.?
?I am exploring the different ways that Western Christian ecclesiastical ritual underwrote crusade ideology in the period stretching from the 11th to the 15th century,? says Gaposchkin, a medieval historian. ?I began teaching courses on the Crusades in 2005. This book grew out of that experience and has thoroughly informed it.?
Click here to read this article from Dartmouth College
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Medieval History
Crusade, Liturgy, Ideology, and Devotion project
Cecilia Gaposchkin, assistant professor of history and assistant dean of faculty for pre-major advising, has accepted a fellowship at Princeton?s Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, where she will work on a project tentatively titled ?Crusade, Liturgy, Ideology, and Devotion.?
?I am exploring the different ways that Western Christian ecclesiastical ritual underwrote crusade ideology in the period stretching from the 11th to the 15th century,? says Gaposchkin, a medieval historian. ?I began teaching courses on the Crusades in 2005. This book grew out of that experience and has thoroughly informed it.?
Click here to read this article from Dartmouth College
- Historian Dispels Myths About Eleanor Of Aquitaine And The Role Of Women On The Second Crusade
One of the popular images of the Crusades is the story of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine taking 300 of her ladies-in-waiting with her on the Second Crusade during the years 1147-49. While this particular tale has long-been debunked, a recent article has shown...
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I had the privilege recently of attending (and presenting at) the 2nd Int'l Crusades Symposium at St. Louis University. A good time was had by all. The conference actually was 2 conferences stuck together. The 1st part was a series...
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Finally back from Oxford, where I attended this NEH Summer Institute. Overall, a tremendous experience. More regular blogging will resume shortly... I will, however, now point you to a great lecture series that's I'm organizing for Fall 2008 at...
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