Browsing Theses by Subject "Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies"
Now showing items 1-20 of 91
-
Aliens and Strangers in Bristol's Ordinances: A reconsidération of approaches to late medieval migration
(2019)Abstract This study investigates a peculiarity of scholarly work on English medieval migration: the separation of migrants from within the kingdom of England (local migrants) and migrants from outside the kingdom (long-distance ... -
"And straightway the fountain of her blood dried up" (Mark 5:29): constructing a template for late medieval Irish obstetric charms
(2019)A general structural template of late medieval Irish obstetric charms is constructed on the basis of 15 hitherto unpublished obstetric charms found in 15th - 17th century Irish manuscripts. These 15 charms are edited, ... -
Beating the War Chest; Warfare, money and power in Scipio’s campaigns during the Second Punic War
(2016)The Second Punic War secured Roman dominance over the Mediterranean and laid the foundation of the later empire. Not only did Rome subdue its most important rival, but Roman society underwent significant changes as the ... -
Between a House of Prayer and a Den of Robbers: Violence in Church Space and the Politics of Christian Victimhood in the Fourth Century CE
(2016)Modern media bombard us on a near daily basis with stories and images of sacred and highly symbolical spaces that have been violently desecrated. These are usually accompanied by pleas for help directed at fellow believers ... -
Between Adopting and Adapting: an analysis of the glocalizing identities of early Greek Asklepieia (600-300 BCE)
(2020)Because of the great influence ascribed to the Asklepieion of Epidauros both in Antiquity and modern times, scholars generally characterize the development and spread of the cult of Asklepios as directed from Epidauros. ... -
Beyond the manuscript. Inquiries into a ninth-century local priest and his social environment by means of his handbook (BSB Clm 14508)
(2016)A ninth-century priest’s handbook (BSB Clm 14508) is used to inquire into the social environment of a local priest, by tracing the selection process that the compiler of the manuscript went through in order to compile this ... -
Caring for the Living and the Dead. A Study on the Use of Book of Hours 74 G 35 (The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
(2018)This thesis adds to previous research concerning the use of Books of Hours by focussing on the augmented manuscript 74 G 35 (Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague). This Book of Hours (Delft, ca. 1440-1450) has in its past ... -
Case Merger in Indo-European and the Independent Datives in Old Irish.
(2016)This thesis firstly looks into case merger in Indo-European, that is, how and why cases merge, and then applies this information to the Celtic languages and see how the dative, ablative, instrumental and locative merged. ... -
Common land in the Carolingian Central Netherlands
(2021)The purpose of this master thesis is to reopen the debate on the allocation of common land in early medieval Europe. More specifically, the question is asked: What evidence exists for common land in the Central Netherlands ... -
Coping with a new Situation
(2016) -
Damsels in Drag - Crossdressing Adventurers in Medieval Literature and Modern Fantasy
(2018)This RMA thesis is centred on the representation of crossdressing adventurers in medieval narratives and modern fantasy literature. By looking at various depictions of gender performances, the different uses of dramatic ... -
Deabus et Dis Communibus
(2017)Thesis on the religious identity of auxiliary soldiers on the northern frontier of Roman Britain. -
Demeter in Attica: the incorporation of Demeter's cult in the sacred landscape of the Athenian polis
(2022)Demeter’s sanctuaries in the demes, the spread of Eleusinia over Attica, the celebration of the Proerosia in the demes, including the Eleusinian deme, and the strong local traditions present in the demes demonstrate the ... -
Dolor, Ire and Joie A Comparative Analysis of the Expression of Emotion in Chansons de Guillaume d’Orange and Perceval ou le Conte du Graal
(2022)This thesis compares the emotional representation of Chansons de Guillaume d’Orange and Perceval ou le Conte du Graal through analysis of the emotions of sadness, anger and joy. Sadness is caused by grief, danger and ... -
Domesticating the Monster: Transformation, Identity, and Social Change in Four Middle English Romances
(2020)The landed gentry in England emerged as a significant audience for vernacular literary works in the late 14th and 15th centuries. Great social and economic changes meant the barriers between social classes were becoming ... -
Early Christian Funerary Feasting: Transitioning Mourning Feasts through Developing Early Christian Culture Castro 6642713
(2022)In today’s society, there has been a rise in alternative ritual practices, through Neo-Paganism, Wicca, and other non-traditional organizations that are critical of Christianity’s history of exclusion of “The Other”. ... -
Evil woman? She-devil? Monster? A study on the cultural context of the snake with a woman’s head in the iconography of the Fall
(2021)This thesis will interpret the snake with a woman’s head in Western iconography of the Fall in its wider cultural context between the 12th and 17th century. During the 12th century this motif was introduced in the textual ... -
Expositiones Missae in MS Corbie 230: Three commentaries on the Mass in a Carolingian pastoral compendium
(2018)This thesis will focus on a single manuscript that contains three commentaries on the celebration of the Mass. Its main concern will be to understand what the three Mass commentaries in the late ninth-century manuscript ... -
‘For As Often As He Slept’: A Comparative Analysis of Medieval Insular Vernacular Dream-Narratives
(2022)Commonly found in medieval Insular literature, dreams take up a space ‘between’, providing its receipient and audience with knowledge that would be otherwise unobtainable. The way this knowledge is conveyed varies; the ...