Medieval Mysteries : the History Behind the Myths of the Middle Ages

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Call Number: BOCD 398.2 Ma, Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / History / Modern Scholar
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD 398.2 Ma	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / History / Modern Scholar	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact discs.
"8 lectures"--Container.
King Arthur: man vs. myth -- Medieval and modern mysteries of the Holy Grail -- A female Pope? The myth and legends of Pope Joan -- Burn them all: witches and inquisitors in the Middle Ages -- Medieval sexual myths: chastity belts and the Lord's "right of first night" -- Splitting arrows: the history and myth of Robin Hood -- Sailing off the edge of the world: the myth of the flat Earth -- Is the Shroud of Turin a Medieval forgery?
Lecture given by Thomas F. Madden.
Madden guides listeners through the most famous and enduring narratives of medival Europe. Beginning with King Arthur, Professor Madden peels back layers of exaggeration and fiction to lay bare the historical basis for the mythological king. Madden then examines myths of the medieval church, sexual myths of the Middle Ages, and myths about Robin Hood and the Shroud of Turin, all the time imparting an understanding of just what medieval peopel thought about their planet.

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