Inside the Medieval Mind
Inside the Medieval Mind is a BBC documentary series presented by Professor Robert Bartlett, investigating the intellectual landscape of the medieval world. The series consists of four episodes, each of which focuses on a different aspect of medieval thinking: "Knowledge", "Sex", "Belief", and "Power". During the series Professor Robert Bartlett visits numerous medieval locations, from Westminster Abbey to Pluscarden Abbey near Inverness, with wide use of readings from original medieval sources. (from open2.net)
Inside the Medieval Mind: Episode 1 - Knowledge
This episode explores the way medieval man understood the world as a place of mystery, even enchantment - a book written by God.
Inside the Medieval Mind: Episode 2 - Sex
This episode unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of medieval men and women.
Inside the Medieval Mind: Episode 3 - Belief
This episode explores belief in the supernatural. The medieval dead shared the world with the living.
Inside the Medieval Mind: Episode 4 - Power
This episode looks at the brutal framework of the medieval class system. Inequality was a part of the natural order.
| Web.. | Inside the Medieval Mind Professor Robert Bartlett, one of the world's greatest authorities on the Middle Ages, investigates the intellectual landscape of the medieval world. www.open2.net/medievalmind/index.html |
| Film.. | Terry Jones' Medieval Lives This is a BBC documentary series presented by Terry Jones, looking at the Medieval world with the intent of finding out what it was really like. www.infocobuild.com/books-and-films/social-science/terry-jones-medieval-lives.html |