{"product_id":"9781516510917","title":"Medieval Answers to Modern Problems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Middle Ages were not only times of military conflicts, the formation of nations, and the rise of the Catholic Church, but also an era defined by profound exploration of what is magnificent and sublime in all aspects of life, including spirituality, aesthetics, architecture, ethics, religion, and philosophy. Rather than focusing extensively on historical events, as is done in many traditional textbooks on the Middle Ages, \u003cem\u003eMedieval Answers to Modern Problems\u003c\/em\u003e instead focuses on critical issues that have concerned people throughout time, and illustrates how studying the Middle Ages from an interdisciplinary perspective can shed light on contemporary efforts to deal with these issues. Topics covered in this book include the mind-body dichotomy, the relevance of the divine in material existence, interpretations of death and how to cope with death constructively, the pursuit of love in spiritual and earthly terms, and the ideals of honor. Initially the Middle Ages seem completely alien to modern ways of thinking, yet they still speak deeply to our need for both human and divine values, and inner growth. The broad range of documents presented in the book will challenge readers, provoke thought, and demonstrate just how much can be learned from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Albrecht Classen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a university distinguished professor of German studies at the University of Arizona, where he teaches and researches medieval and early modern European literature, culture, and art history. He has published close to ninety scholarly monographs, editions, translations, critical volumes, and textbooks, and more than 600 articles. Most recently he published \u003cem\u003eSexual Violence and Rape in the Middle Ages\u003c\/em\u003e (2011); \u003cem\u003eSex im Mittelalter\u003c\/em\u003e (in German, 2011); \u003cem\u003eWar and Piece: Critical Issues in European Societies 800-1800\u003c\/em\u003e (2011); \u003cem\u003eFriendship in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age\u003c\/em\u003e (2011); \u003cem\u003eMental Health, Spirituality, and Religion in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age\u003c\/em\u003e (2014); \u003cem\u003eThe Forest in Medieval German Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (2015); and \u003cem\u003eReading European Medieval Women Writers \u003c\/em\u003e (2016). In 2010, he published the standard-setting three volume \u003cem\u003eHandbook of Medieval Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, followed by the \u003cem\u003eHandbook of Medieval Cultures\u003c\/em\u003e (2015). He serves as editor of the journals \u003cem\u003eMediaevistik\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHumanities\u003c\/em\u003e. He has received numerous teaching and research awards, most notably the \u003cem\u003eBundesverdienstkreuz am Band\u003c\/em\u003e (Order of Merit) from the German government in 2004 and the 2012 Arizona Professor of the Year in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064426545392,"sku":"9781516510917","price":87.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781516510917_p0.jpg?v=1763728701","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781516510917","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}