Isolde Thyr锚t (Emeritus)
Biography
Isolde Thyr锚t is Associate Professor of History at 两性色午夜 University specializing in the history of Western medieval Europe and medieval Russia. Her areas of interest are medieval women, medieval religion and culture, and the use of images in history. She received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Washington. She is currently teaching 鈥淭he Early Middle Ages,鈥 鈥淭he High Middle Ages,鈥 鈥淐olloquium: Medieval Russia,鈥 鈥淐olloquium: Saints, Monks, and the Medieval Community,鈥 鈥淐olloquium: Women in Europe from Antiquity to Renaissance.鈥 In 2001 Dr. Thyr锚t published Between God and Tsar: Religious Symbolism and the Royal Women of Muscovy, which deals with the religious role of the tsars鈥 wives in medieval Russian government and society. The monograph received the 2002 Barbara Heldt Prize for best book in Slavic/East European/Eurasian women鈥檚 studies, awarded by the Association for Women in Slavic Studies, and the 2002 Ohio Academy of History Outstanding Publication Award. Dr. Thyr锚t has published articles in a number of American, Russian, and European Journals, and scholarly collections.
Publications
- Between God and Tsar: Religious Symbolism and the Royal Women of Muscovite Russia, Northern Illinois University Press (August 2001)
- Dr. Thyr锚t has published articles in a number of American, Russian, and European journals, and scholarly collections.