"Past Perfect!"
Five Years of Interviews with CEU Medieval Radio
Edited by Christopher Mielke Edited by Stephen Pow Edited by Tamás Kiss
In 2012, CEU Medieval Radio was launched as an effort not only to bring medieval music to everyone but also to make complex, high-quality scholarship more approachable to the general public. Over seventy interviews were recorded for CEU Medieval Radio’s program “Past Perfect!” with the intent of bridging the gap between “ivory tower” academia and the listeners at home. In this volume, sixteen first-rate scholars kindly sat down before the microphone and got the chance to explain their work in a friendly and accessible way. Scholars like Natalie Zemon-Davis and Patrick Geary represent some of the international guests, János Bak and József Laszlovszky discuss amazing new research from Central European University, while Richard Unger and Benedek Láng are part of the CEU Medieval Radio team’s personal favorites, talking about topics such as beer, queens, and code-breaking. From Apocalypses to Zooarchaeology, CEU Medieval Radio’s long time host, Christopher Mielke, asks the tough questions that have made this program so memorable!
Preface
CHAPTER 1. How it all began. Harmonia with Angela Mariani Interviews CEU Medieval Radio
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS AND HONORED GUESTS
CHAPTER 2. The Return of Natalie Zemon Davis: From Microhistory to Intercontinental Connections
CHAPTER 3. Stealing the Limelight: Theft of Saintly Relics and Mythbreaking with Patrick Geary
CHAPTER 4. Take Me Back to Constantinople: Averil Cameron Talks Byzantine Complexities and Complexes
CHAPTER 5. Popular Culture and Cultural Hybridity: A Cultural Experience with Peter Burke
CHAPTER 6. The End is Near: Talking Medieval Mindsets and Eschatology with Felicitas Schmieder
HERE AT HOME: CEU MEDIEVAL STUDIES FACULTY MEMBERS
CHAPTER 7. Monks, Crusaders, and Fishponds: Digging up the Past with József Laszlovszky
CHAPTER 8. Royal Power, Insignia, and Authority: János Bak Lays Down the Law
CHAPTER 9. Life in a Medieval Urban Landscape: Taking a City Tour with Katalin Szende
CHAPTER 10. Royal Saints, Witch Hunting, and Divine Visions: Gábor Klaniczay Discusses All That’s Holy
CHAPTER 11. Pagans, Heretics, and Schismatics, Oh My! Volker Menze Talks Late Antique Society
THE EDITORS' PICKS: PERSONAL FAVORITES AND MEMORABLE INTERVIEWS
CHAPTER 12. Richard W. Unger Talks Ships, Beer, and Shop for Today’s Historians
CHAPTER 13. Hungarian Rhapsodies: Orsolya Réthelyi Discusses Queens and Music in the Middle Ages
CHAPTER 14. Trade and Migration Routes: Navigating the Medieval Eastern Mediterranean with Georg Christ
CHAPTER 15. Medieval Magic and Cryptology: Benedek Láng Shares Some Dark Secrets
Conclusion
- Edited by Christopher Mielke
- Edited by Stephen Pow
- Edited by Tamás Kiss
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