This volume offers original studies on the subject of medieval education, not only in the formal academic sense typical of schools and universities but also in

An exploration of the contours imposed on physical punishment by education, establishing how pedagogues accommodated violence into a system of rules, rituals an

A Cultural History of Education in the Medieval Age presents essays that examine the following key themes of the period: church, religion and morality; knowledg

While the role of monastic education has been studied in great detail in regard to male practices, this book examines the differences between the monastic forma

Medieval Iceland is known for the fascinating body of literary works it produced, from ornate court poetry to mythological treatises to sagas of warrior-poets a