Thomas A. Prendergast and Stephanie Trigg, Affective Medievalism: Love, Abjection and Discontent. (Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture 21.) Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2020. Paper. Pp. viii, 154. $30. ISBN: 978-1-5261-4799-8.

Speculum ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-242
Author(s):  
Richard Utz
Keyword(s):  
Medieval Literature

On the origin of khutū

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. LAVERS ◽  
M. KNAPP
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Medieval Literature ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
New Hypothesis

Khutū was a material derived from an animal used by Medieval Asian peoples in the manufacture of knife handles and as an alexipharmic. Al-Bīrūnī (973–1048) made extensive enquiries into the origin of khutū but reached no definite conclusion. Literary scholars in the first half of the twentieth century identified the walrus and narwhal as probable sources, but in ignoring aspects of the literature on khutū’s appearance and provenance left a number of questions unanswered. We clarify and extend this research and identify further clues to the identity of khutū. We concur that walrus ivory was one source of khutū, suggest that the remains of “Ice Age” mammals may have influenced development of the medieval literature on khutū more than previous investigators realized, and offer a new hypothesis of khutū’s origin.

Mikael Males, ed., Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature. Disputatio, 30. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols Publishers n.v., 2018, 272 pp., 10 ill.

Mediaevistik ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-322
Author(s):  
Robert E. Bjork
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Medieval Literature ◽  
The World

During the logocentric Middle Ages, etymology and wordplay helped exegetes, philosophers, theologians, and poets understand the world and the world’s relationship to the divine. The case studies presented in this useful and fascinating collection of essays demonstrate how.

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