American historian
Michael Frassetto (born December 3, 1961) is an American historian, university professor and author.
Life
Frassetto was born on December 3, 1961, in Allentown, Pennsylvania to Eugene Frassetto, a computer programmer, and Joy Frassetto.[1]
He married Jill R. Allen on September 8, 1984.[1]
He currently resides in Medford, New Jersey .[2]
Education
He earned his bachelor's degree from LaSalle University in 1983, his master's degree from Michigan State University , in 1985, and later completed his doctorate from University of Delaware in 1993,[1] having written his dissertation on Ademar of Chabannes .[3]
Career
He is a contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannica .[4]
He is currently an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware .[5] [6]
His notable books include:[7]
Chapters and articles
Frassetto, Michael (1997). "Reaction and Reform: Reception of Heresy in Arras and Aquitaine in the Early Eleventh Century" . The Catholic Historical Review . 83 (3): 385–400. doi :10.1353/cat.1997.0050 . ISSN 1534-0708 .
Frassetto, Michael (1999). "The Image of the Saracen as Heretic in the Sermons of Ademar of Chabannes". In Blanks, David R.; Frassetto, Michael (eds.). Western Views of Islam in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: Perception of Other . New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 83–96. doi :10.1057/9780312299675_4 . ISBN 978-0-312-29967-5 . Retrieved April 12, 2024 .
Frassetto, Michael (March 2002). "Heretics and Jews in the Writings of Ademar of Chabannes and the Origins of Medieval Anti-Semitism" . Church History . 71 (1): 1–15. doi :10.1017/S0009640700095135 . ISSN 1755-2613 .
Frassetto, Michael (October 2002). "Resurrection of the Body: Eleventh–Century Evidence from the Sermons of Ademar of Chabannes" . Journal of Religious History . 26 (3): 235–249. doi :10.1111/1467-9809.t01-1-00154 . ISSN 0022-4227 .
Frassetto, Michael (January 1, 2005). "Pagans, Heretics, Saracens, and Jews in the Sermons of Ademar of Chabannes". Heresy and the Persecuting Society in the Middle Ages . Brill. pp. 73–91. doi :10.1163/9789047409489_008 . ISBN 978-90-474-0948-9 . Retrieved April 12, 2024 .
Frassetto, Michael (January 1, 2007). "Augustine's Doctrine of Witness and Attitudes toward the Jews in the Eleventh Century" . Church History and Religious Culture . 87 (3): 287–304. doi :10.1163/187124107X232435 . ISSN 1871-2428 .
Frassetto, Michael (September 2001). "The writings of Ademar of Chabannes, the Peace of 994, and the 'Terrors of the Year 1000' " . Journal of Medieval History . 27 (3): 241–255. doi :10.1016/S0304-4181(01)00010-0 . ISSN 0304-4181 .
Frassetto, Michael (February 28, 2019). "Precursors to Religious Inquisitions: Anti-heretical Efforts to 1184". A Companion to Heresy Inquisitions . Brill. pp. 41–72. doi :10.1163/9789004393875_004 . ISBN 978-90-04-39387-5 . Retrieved April 12, 2024 .
Frassetto, Michael (January 1, 2014). "Ademar of Chabannes and the Peace of God". Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Essays on Medieval Europe in Honor of Daniel F. Callahan . Brill. pp. 122–137. doi :10.1163/9789004274167_009 . ISBN 978-90-04-27416-7 . Retrieved April 12, 2024 .