Aesthetic Hybridity in Mughal Painting, 1526-1658
The first specialized critical-aesthetic study to be published on the concept of hybridity in early Mughal painting, this book investigates the workings of the diverse … Read more
Renaissance
Demonic Possession and Lived Religion in Later Medieval Europe
None Demonic possession was a spiritual state that often had physical symptoms; however, in Demonic Possession and Lived Religion in Later Medieval Europe, Sari Katajala-Peltomaa … Read more
Why Dante Matters
None John Took provides an accessible and entirely original view of one of the most important poets and thinkers in all of Western literature, Dante … Read more
Biblical Commentary and Translation in Later Medieval England: Experiments in Interpretation
Drawing extensively on unpublished manuscript sources, this study uncovers the culture of experimentation that surrounded biblical exegesis in fourteenth-century England. In an area ripe for … Read more
The Presence of Rome in Medieval and Early Modern Britain: Texts, Artefacts and Beliefs
This book explores the cultural and intellectual stakes of medieval and renaissance Britain’s sense of itself as living in the shadow of Rome: a city … Read more
The Dutch Overseas Empire, 16001800
How did the Dutch Empire compare with other imperial enterprises? And how was it experienced by the indigenous peoples who became part of this colonial … Read more
A History of Kabbalah: From the Early Modern Period to the Present Day
This volume offers a narrative history of modern Kabbalah, from the sixteenth century to the present. Covering all sub-periods, schools, and figures, Jonathan Garb demonstrates … Read more
Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780-1870
In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by … Read more
Honored by the glory of Islam: conversion and conquest in Ottoman Europe
Introduction: conversion of self, others, and sacred space — Inauspicious enthronement — A decade of crisis — Enjoying good and forbidding wrong — Islamizing Istanbul … Read more
Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France
Agns Sorel : the first official royal mistress — Anne of Brittany : the limits and prospects of a queen — The women of the … Read more
Under the Hammer: Iconoclasm in the Anglo-American Tradition
When we think of breaking images, we assume that it happens somewhere else. We also tend to think of iconoclasts as barbaric. Iconoclasts are people … Read more