In the second semester of the series, we welcome our colleague, and Duke alumna back to campus. She will speak on language teaching as care work in medieval French literature. In the spirit of the ...

Michael Cornett (MA, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the Associate Director and Director of Undergraduate Studies for Duke's Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and he is ...

Students can get either a major or a minor in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MEDREN). Duke is one of a handful of universities in the U.S. to offer an undergraduate major in Medieval and ...

MEDREN 236 Pilgrimage and Tourism CCI, EI, W, ALP, CZ ARTHIST 336 MEDREN 281 Religion, Reform, and Violence in Early Modern Europe CCI, CZ HISTORY 257 MEDREN 287 Magic, Religion, and Science since ...

The idea that the Renaissance witnessed the emergence of the modern individual remains a powerful myth. In this important new book Martin examines the Renaissance self with attention to both social ...

Detailed study of selections from one or more authors or genres. Selections either constitute a survey of Latin literature from late antiquity through the Renaissance, or focus on specific locations ...

The history of magic and witchcraft in western culture from the Renaissance to the present, with particular attention to the relationship of supernatural beliefs to religion and science. The renewal ...

The range of topics implicated by 'meaning of life' as essentials of Islamic philosophy and theology includes the features of the good life; true happiness; the quest for eternity and not to be ...

Introduction to the field of Latin Palaeography, its history and methods; also the role of the book in the intellectual life of the medieval and Renaissance periods. Particular emphasis placed on ...

Investigation of pilgrimage and tourist destinations (Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago, Orlando, New York) from the Middle Ages to the present through a study of their material remains, primary sources and ...

MEDREN 304 The Problem of Love in Western Literature CCI, R, ALP, CZ ITALIAN 225 ...

Explores the historic interweaving of theology, spirituality, art, architecture, mathematics, & astronomy in the beautification of everyday objects & lived spaces. It examines how underlying ...