Stephen Gordon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4491378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Gordon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Gordon |
| SIGNATURE | GORDON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7778-2555 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 25 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Bright Side of Night
The Green Children of Woolpit
Information needs assessment for prospective digital library users at a health research institute in Malawi
This study evaluated the information needs of prospective library users at the institution. The study focused on the types of information resources needed, usability, and challenges in accessing the information. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional research design where the quantitative research method was employed. Data were gathered from participants using an online questionnaire. The study found that key information needs include the I…
Sexual Sin and the Walking Dead in the Chronicle of Lanercost
Compiled from two earlier chronicles, the Chronicle of Lanercost (ca. 1346) is a prime source of information on the Wars of Scottish Independence. The first part of the chronicle (1201– 97), written by Richard of Durham, contains numerous exempla designed to entertain as well as edify. While the exemplum concerning the revenant of an excommunicated monk from Paisley Abbey that terrorized the household of Sir Duncan de Insula, killing his son, is …
“This carpenter wende he were in despeir”
John the Carpenter's reaction to the fake stupefaction of “hende” Nicholas in The Miller's Tale provides some of the poem's more sardonic comic elements. Not only is John characterized as foolish for believing his lodger's warnings about the upcoming deluge, but his response to seeing Nicholas sat silent and agape in his bedroom—casting as he does a “nyght-spel” to ward off elves, wights, and evil spirits (I.3479–80)—presents a picture of John as…
Ayenst trauelynge fendys by nyghte”
Sleep paralysis, as it is known today, was one of the most remarked-upon maladies in premodern medicine. The feeling of being choked during sleep was usually seen by physicians as being caused by an abundance of melancholic humors. Others interpreted the experience as a supernatural attack. However, the distinctions between medical and “superstitious” remedies against nightmares were rarely so clear cut, especially given the belief that demons we…
The vitality of the dead in medieval cultures
This article provides an overview of the current state of research into the dead and undead in the European Middle Ages. Looking at the theoretical frameworks that underpin modern scholarship on the topic, as well the key publications that have steered academic investigations on death and dying into exciting new arenas, this introduction highlights the myriad ways in which the traumas of death were conceptualised in pre-modern textual traditions
Agite, agite et uenite!’ Corrupted breath, corrupted speech and encounters with the restless dead in Geoffrey of Burton’s Vita sancte Moduenne virginis
Written accounts of supernatural encounters often include reference to speech acts performed by the evil agent. In such instances, the human interlocutor may be overcome by sickness, sometimes leading to death. Despite the close relationship that existed between physical and metaphysical health in theological discourse, encounters with ‘diseased’ supernatural agents generated little in the way of overt explanatory frameworks, especially in histor…
Lessons learnt from the rapid implementation of reusable personal protective equipment for Covid-19 in Malawi
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has challenged health systems and healthcare workers worldwide. Access to personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to mitigate the risk of excess mortality in healthcare providers. In Malawi, the cost of PPE represents an additional drain on available resources. In the event of repeated waves of disease over several years, the development of sustainable systems of PPE is essential. We describe the development, earl…
Establishment of a high-dependency unit in Malawi
Adults admitted to hospital with critical illness are vulnerable and at high risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in sub-Saharan African settings where resources are severely limited. As life expectancy increases, patient demographics and healthcare needs are increasingly complex and require integrated approaches. Patient outcomes could be improved by increased critical care provision that standardises healthcare delivery, provides special…
Claire Trenery, Madness, Medicine and Miracle in Twelfth-Century England
Miracle collections are a prime source for exploring medieval conceptualisations of mental and physical dysfunction. This is especially true where the relationship between the natural and supernatural causation of illness is concerned. Whereas the miraculous healing of physical disabilities has received much scholarly attention in recent years, less emphasis has been placed on how the ‘conditions of the mind’ were understood in non-medical contex…
Supernatural Encounters
The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting demon intent on crushing its victims as they slept, encounters with supernatural entities were often met with consternation and fear. Chroniclers, hagiographers, sermons writers, satirists, poets and …
Cas Gan Gythraul
The academic study of magic and witchcraft has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in recent years. From the perspective of English-language scholarship, much emphasis has been given to the belief in
Espectros
Espectros: Ghostly Hauntings in Contemporary Transhispanic Narratives." Folklore, 129(3), pp. 319–320
Emotional Practice and Bodily Performance in Early Modern Vampire Literature
The belief that sufferers of “bad” death were able to return from the grave and haunt the living circulated widely in early modern Europe. There are many such accounts of “revenants” attacking the unwary as they slept, spreading disease among local communities, and causing further deaths. For the townsfolk among whom revenants walked, the destructive nature of the undead corpse was never in doubt. Decapitation, staking, and/or cremation were the …
Matthew M. Mesley and Louise E. Wilson, Contextualising Miracles in the Christian West, 1100−1500
The relationship between the performance of miracles and the concept of spiritual and physical healing forms the basis of this edited volume. Deriving from a conference conducted at Wolfson College, Cambridge, in April 2011, the essays are arranged in a (roughly) chronological manner and also address the issues arising from the adherence to particular methodological outlooks. In the opening chapter Anne E. Bailey explores the ‘traditional’ use of…
Medical Condition, Demon or Undead Corpse? Sleep Paralysis and the Nightmare in Medieval Europe
The aim of this article is to analyse the popular perception of the nightmare in medieval Europe. The first section will explore the ways in which the base experience of the nightmare (as documented in neuropsychological research) was interpreted according to Church doctrine, classical dream theories and Galenic medicine. Then, with reference to the remedies used to protect the body against the mara found in Anglo-Saxon medical manuals and the ta…
Social monsters and the walking dead in William of Newburgh's Historia rerum Anglicarum
William of Newburgh's Historia rerum Anglicarum (c.1198) is one of the foremost literary artefacts of the late twelfth century. Contained within Book V are four narratives that detail encounters with the walking dead (‘revenants’). This article contends that the specific placement of these narratives within the Historia encourages the reader to make a metaphysical connection between the activities of the revenant and the conduct of social malcont…
Monstrous Words, Monstrous Bodies
This article analyses the function of the tales of the walking dead found in Distinction II of Walter Map's De Nugis Curialium (c.1182). Map's sole surviving work, the “Courtiers’ Trifles” is a collection of historical narratives, wonder stories, witty asides and anecdotes collated during his employment at Henry II's court. The satirical nature of the De Nugis has been noted by previous scholars; however, this has yet to be discussed specifically…
Medicine, Healing and Performance
The Return of the Dead
Statistical comparison of aggregation rules for votes
Asset Returns and State-Dependent Risk Preferences
We propose a consumption-based capital asset pricing model with state-dependent risk aversion. The corresponding risk premium includes consumption risk and the risk associated with variations in preferences. Our model can be estimated without specifying the functional form linking risk aversion with state variables. The estimates are based on Markov chain Monte Carlo estimation of exact discrete-time parameterizations for linear diffusion process…
Bayesian Estimation of Stochastic Discount Factors
This article provides a Bayesian method of estimating the marginal posterior distributions for stochastic discount factors associated with observed asset returns. These estimates can be used to provide measures of fit for asset pricing models and to identify broad features of the characteristics that should be explained. These measures of fit can be used to supplement model evaluation exercises based on L. P. Hansen-R. Jagannathan bounds
Sex differences in valuations of the environment
Sex differences in valuations of the environment
Medical Condition, Demon or Undead Corpse? Sleep Paralysis and the Nightmare in Medieval Europe
The aim of this article is to analyse the popular perception of the nightmare in medieval Europe. The first section will explore the ways in which the base experience of the nightmare (as documented in neuropsychological research) was interpreted according to Church doctrine, classical dream theories and Galenic medicine. Then, with reference to the remedies used to protect the body against the mara found in Anglo-Saxon medical manuals and the ta…
Emotional Practice and Bodily Performance in Early Modern Vampire Literature
The belief that sufferers of “bad” death were able to return from the grave and haunt the living circulated widely in early modern Europe. There are many such accounts of “revenants” attacking the unwary as they slept, spreading disease among local communities, and causing further deaths. For the townsfolk among whom revenants walked, the destructive nature of the undead corpse was never in doubt. Decapitation, staking, and/or cremation were the …
Social monsters and the walking dead in William of Newburgh's Historia rerum Anglicarum
William of Newburgh's Historia rerum Anglicarum (c.1198) is one of the foremost literary artefacts of the late twelfth century. Contained within Book V are four narratives that detail encounters with the walking dead (‘revenants’). This article contends that the specific placement of these narratives within the Historia encourages the reader to make a metaphysical connection between the activities of the revenant and the conduct of social malcont…
Costs of Adjustment, the Aggregation Problem and Investment
This paper looks at the empirical consequences of inappropriately using a representative firm to mimic the aggregate investment decisions of a group of heterogeneous firms faced with costs of adjusting capital inputs. Improper aggregation generates a bias with two important consequences: (1) an apparent insensitivity of the aggregate capital stock to the user cost of capital and (2) predicted responses of the capital stock to shocks that are cons…
Bayesian Estimation of Stochastic Discount Factors
This article provides a Bayesian method of estimating the marginal posterior distributions for stochastic discount factors associated with observed asset returns. These estimates can be used to provide measures of fit for asset pricing models and to identify broad features of the characteristics that should be explained. These measures of fit can be used to supplement model evaluation exercises based on L. P. Hansen-R. Jagannathan bounds
Sex differences in valuations of the environment
Asset Returns and State-Dependent Risk Preferences
We propose a consumption-based capital asset pricing model with state-dependent risk aversion. The corresponding risk premium includes consumption risk and the risk associated with variations in preferences. Our model can be estimated without specifying the functional form linking risk aversion with state variables. The estimates are based on Markov chain Monte Carlo estimation of exact discrete-time parameterizations for linear diffusion process…
Statistical comparison of aggregation rules for votes
The Return of the Dead
Medicine, Healing and Performance
Medical Condition, Demon or Undead Corpse? Sleep Paralysis and the Nightmare in Medieval Europe
The aim of this article is to analyse the popular perception of the nightmare in medieval Europe. The first section will explore the ways in which the base experience of the nightmare (as documented in neuropsychological research) was interpreted according to Church doctrine, classical dream theories and Galenic medicine. Then, with reference to the remedies used to protect the body against the mara found in Anglo-Saxon medical manuals and the ta…
Social monsters and the walking dead in William of Newburgh's Historia rerum Anglicarum
William of Newburgh's Historia rerum Anglicarum (c.1198) is one of the foremost literary artefacts of the late twelfth century. Contained within Book V are four narratives that detail encounters with the walking dead (‘revenants’). This article contends that the specific placement of these narratives within the Historia encourages the reader to make a metaphysical connection between the activities of the revenant and the conduct of social malcont…
Monstrous Words, Monstrous Bodies
This article analyses the function of the tales of the walking dead found in Distinction II of Walter Map's De Nugis Curialium (c.1182). Map's sole surviving work, the “Courtiers’ Trifles” is a collection of historical narratives, wonder stories, witty asides and anecdotes collated during his employment at Henry II's court. The satirical nature of the De Nugis has been noted by previous scholars; however, this has yet to be discussed specifically…
Matthew M. Mesley and Louise E. Wilson, Contextualising Miracles in the Christian West, 1100−1500
The relationship between the performance of miracles and the concept of spiritual and physical healing forms the basis of this edited volume. Deriving from a conference conducted at Wolfson College, Cambridge, in April 2011, the essays are arranged in a (roughly) chronological manner and also address the issues arising from the adherence to particular methodological outlooks. In the opening chapter Anne E. Bailey explores the ‘traditional’ use of…
Emotional Practice and Bodily Performance in Early Modern Vampire Literature
The belief that sufferers of “bad” death were able to return from the grave and haunt the living circulated widely in early modern Europe. There are many such accounts of “revenants” attacking the unwary as they slept, spreading disease among local communities, and causing further deaths. For the townsfolk among whom revenants walked, the destructive nature of the undead corpse was never in doubt. Decapitation, staking, and/or cremation were the …
Cas Gan Gythraul
The academic study of magic and witchcraft has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in recent years. From the perspective of English-language scholarship, much emphasis has been given to the belief in
Espectros
Espectros: Ghostly Hauntings in Contemporary Transhispanic Narratives." Folklore, 129(3), pp. 319–320
Claire Trenery, Madness, Medicine and Miracle in Twelfth-Century England
Miracle collections are a prime source for exploring medieval conceptualisations of mental and physical dysfunction. This is especially true where the relationship between the natural and supernatural causation of illness is concerned. Whereas the miraculous healing of physical disabilities has received much scholarly attention in recent years, less emphasis has been placed on how the ‘conditions of the mind’ were understood in non-medical contex…
Supernatural Encounters
The belief in the reality of demons and the restless dead formed a central facet of the medieval worldview. Whether a pestilent-spreading corpse mobilised by the devil, a purgatorial spirit returning to earth to ask for suffrage, or a shape-shifting demon intent on crushing its victims as they slept, encounters with supernatural entities were often met with consternation and fear. Chroniclers, hagiographers, sermons writers, satirists, poets and …
Establishment of a high-dependency unit in Malawi
Adults admitted to hospital with critical illness are vulnerable and at high risk of morbidity and mortality, especially in sub-Saharan African settings where resources are severely limited. As life expectancy increases, patient demographics and healthcare needs are increasingly complex and require integrated approaches. Patient outcomes could be improved by increased critical care provision that standardises healthcare delivery, provides special…
Lessons learnt from the rapid implementation of reusable personal protective equipment for Covid-19 in Malawi
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has challenged health systems and healthcare workers worldwide. Access to personal protective equipment (PPE) is essential to mitigate the risk of excess mortality in healthcare providers. In Malawi, the cost of PPE represents an additional drain on available resources. In the event of repeated waves of disease over several years, the development of sustainable systems of PPE is essential. We describe the development, earl…
Ayenst trauelynge fendys by nyghte”
Sleep paralysis, as it is known today, was one of the most remarked-upon maladies in premodern medicine. The feeling of being choked during sleep was usually seen by physicians as being caused by an abundance of melancholic humors. Others interpreted the experience as a supernatural attack. However, the distinctions between medical and “superstitious” remedies against nightmares were rarely so clear cut, especially given the belief that demons we…
The vitality of the dead in medieval cultures
This article provides an overview of the current state of research into the dead and undead in the European Middle Ages. Looking at the theoretical frameworks that underpin modern scholarship on the topic, as well the key publications that have steered academic investigations on death and dying into exciting new arenas, this introduction highlights the myriad ways in which the traumas of death were conceptualised in pre-modern textual traditions
Agite, agite et uenite!’ Corrupted breath, corrupted speech and encounters with the restless dead in Geoffrey of Burton’s Vita sancte Moduenne virginis
Written accounts of supernatural encounters often include reference to speech acts performed by the evil agent. In such instances, the human interlocutor may be overcome by sickness, sometimes leading to death. Despite the close relationship that existed between physical and metaphysical health in theological discourse, encounters with ‘diseased’ supernatural agents generated little in the way of overt explanatory frameworks, especially in histor…
“This carpenter wende he were in despeir”
John the Carpenter's reaction to the fake stupefaction of “hende” Nicholas in The Miller's Tale provides some of the poem's more sardonic comic elements. Not only is John characterized as foolish for believing his lodger's warnings about the upcoming deluge, but his response to seeing Nicholas sat silent and agape in his bedroom—casting as he does a “nyght-spel” to ward off elves, wights, and evil spirits (I.3479–80)—presents a picture of John as…
Sexual Sin and the Walking Dead in the Chronicle of Lanercost
Compiled from two earlier chronicles, the Chronicle of Lanercost (ca. 1346) is a prime source of information on the Wars of Scottish Independence. The first part of the chronicle (1201– 97), written by Richard of Durham, contains numerous exempla designed to entertain as well as edify. While the exemplum concerning the revenant of an excommunicated monk from Paisley Abbey that terrorized the household of Sir Duncan de Insula, killing his son, is …
Information needs assessment for prospective digital library users at a health research institute in Malawi
This study evaluated the information needs of prospective library users at the institution. The study focused on the types of information resources needed, usability, and challenges in accessing the information. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional research design where the quantitative research method was employed. Data were gathered from participants using an online questionnaire. The study found that key information needs include the I…
The Bright Side of Night
Art (11 works) · History (11 works) · Literature (11 works) · History (9 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Medieval Literature and History (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Epistemology (6 works) · Medicine (6 works)