Dr. Michael D. Bailey

Profile

Academic position	Full Professor
Research fields	Medieval History
Keywords	Magic, heresy, witchcraft, superstition
Honours and awards	2023: Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

Current contact address

Country	United States of America
City	Ames
Institution	Iowa State University
Institute	Department of History

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schieffer	Monumenta Germaniae Historica (MGH) - Deutsches Institut für Erforschung des Mittelalters, München
Start of initial sponsorship	01/01/2007

Programme(s)

2006	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2025	Michael D. Bailey and Claire Fanger: A Cultural History of Magic in the Middle Ages (800-1450). Bloomsbury, 2025
2021	Michael D. Bailey: Origins of the Witches' Sabbath. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2021
2018	Michael D. Bailey and Sean L. Field: Late Medieval Heresy: New Perspectives – Studies in Honor of Robert E. Lerner. York Medieval Press, 2018
2018	Michael D. Bailey: Magic: The Basics. Routledge, 2018
2014	Michael D. Bailey: Magic and Witchcraft: Critical Concepts in Historical Studies. Routlege, 2014
2013	Michael D. Bailey: Fearful Spirits, Reasoned Follies: The Boundaries of Superstition in Late Medieval Europe. Cornell University Press, 2013
2007	Michael D. Bailey: Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the Present . Rowman and Littlefield, 2007
2003	Michael D. Bailey: Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2003
2003	Michael D. Bailey: Historical Dictionary of Witchcraft . Scarecrow Press, 2003