
Overview
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.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor John Moorhead is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of New England Australia
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool
- Academy of Humanities, Academy of Humanities
Works
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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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
2009
Journal Article
Bede on the Papacy
Moorhead, John (2009). Bede on the Papacy. Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 60 (2), 217-232. doi: 10.1017/S002204690800701X
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor John Moorhead is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
FOUR INTERPRETATIONS OF THE BIBLICAL CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION NARRATIVES IN THE LATIN WEST C. 350-430
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Rick Strelan
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2006
Master Philosophy
SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS IN ITALY, AD 493-552
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
OUTSIDE ORDERS: RELIGIOUS FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE LAITY IN TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE BASED ON CHANSONS DE GESTE OF THE CHARLEMAGNE CYCLE
Principal Advisor
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Master Arts
FROM INDEPENDENCE TO ENCLOSURE: A HISTORY OF FEMALE RELIGIOUS LIFE IN THE WEST
Principal Advisor
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2016
Master Philosophy
Till Death Do Us Part: The Effects of Adultery, Divorce, and Remarriage on the Merovingian Kingdom
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Bishops, Giants, and Ideas about Rome in Early Anglo-Saxon Literature, 597-c.800
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The soldier's life: martial virtues and hegemonic masculinity in the early Byzantine Empire
Associate Advisor
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2012
Master Philosophy
Aspects of Wine and Drunkenness in Late Antiquity: Changes in a Changing World
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Byzantine history
- Christianity - history
- Medieval history - Western, Byzantine
- Medieval, Orthodox Christian thought
- Orthodox, medieval Christian thought
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