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EPISODE NOTES


Charlemagne and the Jewish Communities of the Latin West (Enlow & Rivett)
In this episode of The Multicultural Middle Ages, Loraine Enlow chats with Pilar Rivett about Rivett’s research into ninth-century baptismal and exorcistic rites and Jewish–Christian relations under Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. Their conversation challenges scholarly assumptions about a decline in the culture of diasporic Judaism in the Latin West in pre-Rabbinic times (4th–9th centuries). Instead, they argue in favor of a Latin Jewish textual tradition.
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2 days ago11 min read


Books Without Borders: Arabic Manuscripts and the Making of the Global Middle Ages (Tadghout)
In this episode of The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast, Mourad Tadghout examines the central role of Arabic manuscript culture in shaping the intellectual history of the medieval world. It follows the production, circulation, and transformation of manuscripts from major centers such as Baghdad, Cairo, Córdoba, Fes, and beyond, tracing how texts moved across linguistic, religious, and geographic boundaries.
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Jul 159 min read


Speculum Spotlight: Child’s Play and the Provenance of the Bodley Alexander (McNamer, O’Mara)
In this episode, Sarah McNamer speaks with MMA producer Reed O’Mara about one of the most playful and beloved medieval manuscripts of all time, the Bodley Alexander. Through careful analysis of the imagery both obvious and hidden in this manuscript, McNamer suggests that its intended owner was not a king, as has been previously suggested, but rather a young prince.
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Jul 130 min read
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