The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing by Lazikani, Ayoush

The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing

A vivid new history of how medieval people around the world perceived the moon When they gazed...
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Author: Ayoush Lazikani
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The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing by Lazikani, Ayoush

The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing

$57.85

The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing

$57.85
Author: Ayoush Lazikani
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A vivid new history of how medieval people around the world perceived the moon

When they gazed at the moon, medieval people around the globe saw an object that was at once powerful and fragile, distant and intimate--and sometimes all this at once. The moon could convey love, beauty, and gentleness; but it could also be about pain, hatred, and violence. In its circularity the moon was associated with fullness and fertility. Yet in its crescent and other shifting forms, the moon could seem broken, even wounded.

In this beautifully illustrated history, Ayoush Lazikani reveals the many ways medieval people felt and wrote about the moon. Ranging across the world, from China to South America, Korea to Wales, Lazikani explores how different cultures interacted with the moon. From the idea that the Black Death was caused by a lunar eclipse to the wealth of Persian love poetry inspired by the moon's beauty, this is a truly global account of our closest celestial neighbour.

Author: Ayoush Lazikani
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 09/09/2025
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.35w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780300278286

About the Author
Ayoush Lazikani is a lecturer at the University of Oxford. A specialist in medieval literature, she is the author of Cultivating the Heart and Emotion in Christian and Islamic Contemplative Texts, 1100-1250, and an associate editor for the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages.

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