Michael Frassetto (born December 3, 1961) is an American historian, university professor and author.

Michael Frassetto
BornMichael Frassetto
(1961-12-03) December 3, 1961 (age 62)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationHistorian, writer
Alma mater
SubjectHistory of medieval Europe

Background and family

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Michael Frassetto was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Eugene Frassetto, a computer programmer, and Joy Frassetto.[1]

He married Jill R. Allen on September 8, 1984.[1] He resides in Medford, New Jersey.[2]

Education

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Frassetto earned his bachelor's degree from La Salle University in 1983, and his master's degree from Michigan State University in 1985. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship, undertaking research for his dissertation in Berlin in 1989 and 1990, and received his doctorate from the University of Delaware in 1993.[3][1] His dissertation was on Ademar of Chabannes.[4]

Career

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Frassetto is a contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica and has been their religion editor.[1][5]

He is an adjunct professor in the Department of History at the University of Delaware. His special interests are medieval European history, the history of Christianity, and interfaith relations during the middle ages.[3][6]

Awards and recognition

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Selected works

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Books

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Frassetto has authored a number of books which include:

  • Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages: From Muhammad to Dante. Rowman & Littlefield. November 12, 2019. ISBN 978-1-4985-7757-1.[7]
  • The Early Medieval World: From the Fall of Rome to the Time of Charlemagne. [2 volumes]. Santa Barbara, California (US): ABC-CLIO. 2013. ISBN 978-1-59884-995-0.
  • The Great Medieval Heretics: Five Centuries of Religious Dissent. New York: BlueBridge. 2008. ISBN 978-1-933346-12-0. Ixtheo record[8]
  • Heretic Lives: Medieval Heresy from Bogomil and the Cathars to Wyclif and Hus. London: Profile Books. 2007. ISBN 978-1861977441. OCLC 145389541.[9]

Published works of which Frassetto was the volume editor include:

Chapters and essays

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Chapters by Frassetto in edited works include:

Frassetto has contributed essays or chapters to a number of collections of which he was also the editor (or co-editor). These include:

Journal articles

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Articles by Frassetto that have appeared in scholarly journals include:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Frassetto, Michael 1961–". Contemporary Authors. Gale. n.d. Retrieved April 12, 2024 – via Encyclopedia.com.
  2. ^ "Michael Frassetto". InkWell Management Literary Agency.
  3. ^ a b c "Personnel: Michael Frassetto". Department of History, University of Delaware. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Frassetto, Michael (1993). "The sermons of Ademar of Chabannes and the origins of medieval heresy. (Volumes I and II)". ProQuest. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Michael Frassetto". Britannica. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Author – Michael Frassetto". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Reviews of Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages: From Muhammad to Dante:
  8. ^ Christensen, Katherine (November 23, 2010). "A Review of The Great Medieval Heretics: Five Centuries of Religious Dissent: Frassetto, Michael, New York: Blue Bridge 241 pp, $24.95, ISBN 9781933346120 Publication date: June 2008". History: Reviews of New Books. 39 (1): 21–22. doi:10.1080/03612759.2010.514548. ISSN 0361-2759.
  9. ^ Allmand, Christopher (July 2008). "Heretic Lives: Medieval Heresy from Bogomil and the Cathars to Wyclif and Hus By Michael Frassetto". History. 93 (311): 418–419. doi:10.1111/j.1468-229X.2008.431_22.x. ISSN 0018-2648.
  10. ^ Mardall, Ruth (January 1, 2004). "Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe: Society in Transformation". Reference Reviews. 18 (2): 62–63. doi:10.1108/09504120410521286. ISSN 0950-4125.
  11. ^ Reviews of The Year 1000:
  12. ^ Swanson, R. N. (November 2009). "Christian Attitudes towards the Jews in the Middle Ages: A Casebook. Edited by Michael Frassetto". The Heythrop Journal. 50 (6): 1045–1046. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2265.2009.00523_47.x. ISSN 0018-1196.
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