Table of Contents

Acknowledgments


Introduction: Weaponizing History


1. The Middle Ages: Foundational Myths
2. Nationalism and Nostalgia
3. The “Clash of Civilizations”
4. White (Supremacist) Knights
5. Knights in Shining Armor and Damsels in Distress
6. Medievalism and Religious Extremism


Epilogue: The Future of the Medieval Past


Notes
Further Reading

About the Author

Amy S. Kaufman is a scholar of medieval studies and popular culture.
Paul B. Sturtevant is Editor in Chief of The Public Medievalist and a Visitor Research Specialist at The Smithsonian Institution.