"In the last century we've witnessed people set foot on the moon, and seen even the dark side in high-res images, and yet the moon still evokes a sense of romance and mystery, just as it did in the Middle Ages. This week, Danièle speaks with Ayoush Lazikani about what - and who - medieval people across the world believed the moon to be. Ayoush Lazikani is a lecturer at the University of Oxford, where she specializes in medieval literature."
"Her new book is The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing. See also Ayoush's article Medieval Goddesses of the Moon: Chang'e and Diana The creator and host of The Medieval Podcast is Danièle Cybulskie. Click here to visit her website or follow her on BlueSky @5minmedievalist.bsky.social. You can subscribe to The Medieval Podcast viaarti"
Despite twentieth-century lunar landings and high-resolution images of the far side, the moon continues to inspire romance and mystery similar to medieval perceptions. Medieval societies across the world attributed agency and identity to the moon, imagining it as a presence that could haunt or bless human life. The moon appeared in multiple forms, including divine feminine figures such as Chang'e and Diana, and functioned within cultural systems of belief, ritual, and literature. Medieval representations combined physical observation with mythic, religious, and symbolic meaning, producing a layered celestial figure that shaped calendars, weather lore, and personal destinies.
Read at Medievalists.net
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