Francis of Assisi's reported reception of the stigmata on Mount La Verna in 1224 is almost universally considered to be the first documented account of an indiv
In this book, twelve scholars of early modern history analyse various categories and cases of deception and false identity in the age of geographical discoverie
Domestic devotion has become an increasingly important area of research in recent years, with the publication of a number of significant studies on the early mo
IIn premodern Europe, the gender identity of those waiting for Doomsday in their tombs could be reaffirmed, readjusted, or even neutralized. Testimonies of this
This book explores the rich and varied mystical writings by and about medieval – and a few early modern – women across Western Europe. Women had a profound