Miri Rubin is een middeleeuwse historicus wiens werk zich verdiept in de sociale en religieuze geschiedenis van Europa tussen 1100 en 1500. Haar onderzoek verkent de complexe verbanden tussen openbare rituelen, macht en het gemeenschapsleven. Rubin biedt diepgaande inzichten in de vorming en invloed van Europese samenlevingen in de late middeleeuwen. Haar analyses bieden lezers een boeiende kijk op de dynamiek van het verleden.
Exploring the diverse landscape of religious conversion, this collection examines historical contexts from early Christian pilgrims to Reformation Germany and fifteenth-century Ethiopia. It delves into the complexities of Jewish, Muslim, and Christian experiences, highlighting both continuity and change across different cultures. The essays investigate various causes and characteristics of conversion, providing a nuanced understanding of how faith and identity intersect throughout history.
Examining how 'strangers' - settling newcomers as well as settled ethnic and religious minorities - were treated in urban communities between 1000 and 1500, Cities of Strangers explores pathways to citizenship and arrangements for those unlikely to become citizens during a period of formative urban growth and its aftermath in medieval Europe.