Miri Rubin je medievalistka, ktorá sa zameriava na sociálne a náboženské dejiny Európy v období medzi rokmi 1100 a 1500. Jej práca skúma zložité prepojenia medzi verejnými rituálmi, mocenskými štruktúrami a komunitným životom. Rubin prináša hlboký vhľad do toho, ako sa európske spoločnosti formovali a ovplyvňovali v neskorom stredoveku. Jej analýzy ponúkajú čitateľom fascinujúci pohľad na dynamiku minulosti.
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.