John H. Arnold (historian)
British historian
John H. Arnold
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John Hugh Arnold
( 1969-11-28 ) 28 November 1969 (age 53) |
Nationality | British |
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Alma mater | University of York |
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Discipline | History |
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Main interests | Medieval religious culture |
John Hugh Arnold (born 28 November 1969) is a British historian. Since 2016, he has been the Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cambridge . He previously worked at Birkbeck College , University of London , where he specialised in the study of medieval religious culture. He has also written widely on historiography and why history matters. [1]
Career
Born 28 November 1969, Arnold received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in medieval studies from the University of York . He was professor of medieval history at Birkbeck College, University of London, from 2008. He joined the college as a lecturer in 2001. Before that he was a lecturer at the University of East Anglia . He is a member of the Social History Society and the Medieval Academy of America . [2]
Research
Arnold specialises in the study of medieval religious culture, saying that while he has never been a believer in any religion, "belief" has always fascinated him. In his work he asks "Why do people believe the things they believe? What does 'believing' really mean in practice?" [2] Arnold has also written widely about historiography . In 2008 he wrote a policy paper, Why history matters - and why medieval history also matters , for History & Policy . [3]
Selected publications
- What is Masculinity? Historical Dynamics from Antiquity to the Contemporary World (Palgrave, 2011), co-edited with Sean Brady
- What is Medieval History? (Polity, 2008)
- Belief and Unbelief in Medieval Europe (Bloomsbury, 2005)
- A Companion to the Book of Margery Kempe (Boydell, 2004), co-edited with Katherine J Lewis
- Inquisition and Power: Catharism and the Confessing Subject in Medieval Languedoc (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001)
- History: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2000)
References
- ↑ "Professor John H. Arnold" . Faculty of History . University of Cambridge . Retrieved 11 September 2017 .
- 1 2 Professor John Arnold. Birkbeck College. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ Why history matters - and why medieval history also matters John H. Arnold, History & Policy, 28 November 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
- John H. Arnold. academia.edu
- The Historian's Many Hats . BBC History Trails.
- The Big Question: What is history? Open University.
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