Prognostication in the Medieval World with Klaus Herbers

Episode 40 December 14, 2020 00:30:00
Prognostication in the Medieval World with Klaus Herbers
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Prognostication in the Medieval World with Klaus Herbers

Dec 14 2020 | 00:30:00

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Show Notes

In this podcast we talk with Klaus Herbers, Professor of Medieval History at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität. He is also the First Deputy Director of the IKGF – International Consortium for Research in the Humanities “Fate, Freedom and Prognostication”, a partner institution of the Astra Project. Our conversation addresses the Professor’s study on the medieval world and prognostication. In this regard we discuss the new publication Prognostication in the Medieval World: a Handbook which provides a transcultural overview of current historical research on medieval prognostication.

For more information on Klaus Herbers work see: https://www.geschichte.phil.fau.de/person/herbers-klaus/#sprungmarke3

Details on the book, Prognostication in the Medieval World: a Handbook, can be accessed here: https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/522832?tab_body=overview

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