Emeritus Professor John Moorhead
Emeritus Professor

John Moorhead

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Background

Professor Moorhead works in late antique and early medieval history.

A graduate of the universities of New England and Liverpool, he is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and has walked the medieval pilgrim trail from Le Puy to Santiago.

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Fields of research

Historical studies Literary studies Religious studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of New England Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool
  • Academy of Humanities, Academy of Humanities

Search Professor John Moorhead’s works on UQ eSpace

56 works between 1998 and 2016
All (56) Journal Article (42) Book Chapter (9) Book (5)

1 - 20 of 56 works

2016

Journal Article

Review: 'The consolation of Boethius as poetic liturgy'

Moorhead, John (2016). Review: 'The consolation of Boethius as poetic liturgy'. Classical Review, 66 (2), 458-459. doi: 10.1017/S0009840X16000305

Review: 'The consolation of Boethius as poetic liturgy'

2015

Journal Article

Review of The Yezidis. The History of a Community, Culture and Religion

Moorhead, John (2015). Review of The Yezidis. The History of a Community, Culture and Religion. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 61 (3), 480-480.

Review of The Yezidis. The History of a Community, Culture and Religion

2015

Book

The Popes and the Church of Rome in late antiquity

Moorhead, John (2015). The Popes and the Church of Rome in late antiquity. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315739861

The Popes and the Church of Rome in late antiquity

2013

Journal Article

Jews, Christians and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities.

Moorhead, John (2013). Jews, Christians and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities.. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 59 (3), 468-469.

Jews, Christians and the Abode of Islam: Modern Scholarship, Medieval Realities.

2013

Book Chapter

Goths and vandals, migration history

Moorhead, John (2013). Goths and vandals, migration history. The Encyclopaedia of Global Human Migration. (pp. x-xx) edited by Immanuel Ness and Peter Bellwood. New York, NY, United States: Wiley.

Goths and vandals, migration history

2013

Book

The Roman Empire divided, 400-700

Moorhead, John (2013). The Roman Empire divided, 400-700. 2nd ed. Harlow, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited. doi: 10.4324/9781315833293

The Roman Empire divided, 400-700

2013

Book Chapter

Gregory’s literary inheritance

Moorhead, John (2013). Gregory’s literary inheritance. A companion to Gregory the Great. (pp. 249-267) edited by Bronwen Neil and Matthew Dal Santo. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill.

Gregory’s literary inheritance

2012

Journal Article

The pilgrim city: St Augustine of Hippo and his innovation in political thought by M. Hollingworth

Moorhead, John (2012). The pilgrim city: St Augustine of Hippo and his innovation in political thought by M. Hollingworth. Journal of Religious History, 36 (3), 443-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2012.01202.x

The pilgrim city: St Augustine of Hippo and his innovation in political thought by M. Hollingworth

2012

Journal Article

Fugiamus ergo forum: ascetism and power in Ambrose of Milan by D. Natal Villazala

Moorhead, John (2012). Fugiamus ergo forum: ascetism and power in Ambrose of Milan by D. Natal Villazala. Journal of Religious History, 36 (3), 444-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2012.01203.x

Fugiamus ergo forum: ascetism and power in Ambrose of Milan by D. Natal Villazala

2012

Journal Article

Witnesses to a world crisis: Historians and histories of the Middle East in the seventh century

Moorhead, John (2012). Witnesses to a world crisis: Historians and histories of the Middle East in the seventh century. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 58 (1), 132-132. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2012.01629.x

Witnesses to a world crisis: Historians and histories of the Middle East in the seventh century

2011

Journal Article

Some conflicts between Christians and Jews in the sixth century

Moorhead, John (2011). Some conflicts between Christians and Jews in the sixth century. Studi Medievali, 52 (2), 665-680.

Some conflicts between Christians and Jews in the sixth century

2011

Journal Article

Where did the Jews come from? A review essay

Moorhead, John (2011). Where did the Jews come from? A review essay. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 57 (1), 115-122. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2011.01586.x

Where did the Jews come from? A review essay

2010

Journal Article

First Among Equals: The Career of Abbo of Fleury

Moorhead, J (2010). First Among Equals: The Career of Abbo of Fleury. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY, 34 (4), 503-504. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2010.00942.x

First Among Equals: The Career of Abbo of Fleury

2010

Journal Article

Pope Gregory the Great and the nobility in Sicily

Moorhead, John (2010). Pope Gregory the Great and the nobility in Sicily. Speculum, 85 (4), 1022-1023. doi: 10.1017/S0038713410002563

Pope Gregory the Great and the nobility in Sicily

2010

Journal Article

When our world became Christian 312-394

Moorhead, John (2010). When our world became Christian 312-394. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 56 (3), 476-477. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8497.2010.01566.x

When our world became Christian 312-394

2010

Journal Article

A biblical background for the newcomers of late antiquity

Moorhead, J. (2010). A biblical background for the newcomers of late antiquity. Latomus: revue d'etudes latines, 69 (3), 811-817.

A biblical background for the newcomers of late antiquity

2010

Journal Article

The People's Work: A Social History of the Liturgy

Moorhead, J (2010). The People's Work: A Social History of the Liturgy. JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS HISTORY, 34 (1), 103-105. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2009.00853.x

The People's Work: A Social History of the Liturgy

2010

Book Chapter

Chretiens et musulmans: l'ouverture d'un debat

Moorhead, John (2010). Chretiens et musulmans: l'ouverture d'un debat. Des origines au XVᵉ siècle. (pp. 881-890) edited by Jean-Robert Armogathe, Pascal Montaubin, Michel-Yves Perrin and Yves-Marie Hilaire. Paris, France: Presses Universitaires de France.

Chretiens et musulmans: l'ouverture d'un debat

2009

Journal Article

Some principles of church dedication in the early medieval west

Moorhead, John (2009). Some principles of church dedication in the early medieval west. Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association, 5 (1), 133-146.

Some principles of church dedication in the early medieval west

2009

Book Chapter

Boethius' life and the world of late antique philosophy

Moorhead, John (2009). Boethius' life and the world of late antique philosophy. The Cambridge companion to Boethius. (pp. 13-33) edited by John Marenbon. U. K.: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CCOL9780521872669.002

Boethius' life and the world of late antique philosophy

Past funding

  • 2008 - 2010
    The Papacy in Late Antiquity
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    The Christian Culture of the Early Middle Ages
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 1999
    The Empire Divided: The Post-Roman World, 400-700
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

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  • Byzantine history
  • Christianity - history
  • Medieval history - Western, Byzantine
  • Medieval, Orthodox Christian thought
  • Orthodox, medieval Christian thought

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