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James Drysdale Miller is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s History Faculty. His doctoral research explores the cult of relics in medieval monastic communities, focusing on the abbey of Fleury (c. 850–1120). He investigates how relics were venerated, their cultural significance, and their role in shaping monastic identity and connections to broader medieval society.
Education: He holds a BA and MPhil in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic from the University of Cambridge. His research combines hagiographical texts, sermons, and liturgical manuscripts to challenge traditional historiographic narratives about Benedictine monasticism and cultural memory.
Teaching: He has taught medieval British and European history at both Oxford and Cambridge, including courses on early medieval history, insular Latin literature, and monastic studies. His work bridges literary and material cultural analysis to contextualize relic veneration within medieval religious practices.
Research Funding: Supported by the OOC AHRC-University College Scholarship and the Clarendon Fund, his scholarship emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to medieval religious history, particularly the dynamic interplay between textual and material sources.
