Main Focus
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History of justice and violence
- History of emotions
- History of power, community and governance
- Early modern European history
- History of southern Italy; Spanish Naples
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The Neapolitan rebellion of 1647-8
Curriculum Vitae
- PhD in History, University of Cambridge (2011-2015): 'Enmity and Peace-Making in the Kingdom of Naples, c. 1600-1700'
- Robert Owen Bishop Research Scholar, Christ's College, University of Cambridge (2009-2010)
- MPhil in Early Modern History, University of Cambridge (2009)
- BA in History, University of Cambridge (2008)
Selected Publications
Cummins, Stephen, 'Forgiving Crimes in the Kingdom of Naples', in Stephen Cummins and Laura Kounine (eds.), Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe (Farnham: Ashgate, 2015).
Cummins, Stephen, with Laura Kounine, 'Introduction: Confronting Conflict in Early Modern Europe', in Stephen Cummins and Laura Kounine (eds.), Cultures of Conflict Resolution in Early Modern Europe (Farnham: Ashgate, 2015).
Cummins, Stephen, 'Encountering Spain in Early Modern Naples' in Miles Pattenden and Piers Baker-Bates (eds.), The Spanish Presence in Sixteenth-Century Italy: Images of Iberia (Farnham: Ashgate, 2015), pp. 43-62.
Cummins, Stephen, 'Negotiating Justice and Passion in European Legal Cultures, ca. 1500-1800', Legal History / Rechtsgeschichte (2017): 252-62.
Cummins, Stephen, 'Missionaries: False reverence, irreverence and the rethinking of Christian mission in China and India' in B. Gammerl, P. Nielsen and M. Pernau (eds), Encounters with Emotions: negotiating cultural differences since early modernity (pp.37-60) (New York: Berghahn, 2019)
Cummins, Stephen, 'Jesuit peace-making in the Kingdom of Naples: Aspects of reconciliation in early-modern Europe'. In R. Kerr, H. Redwood, & J. Gow (Eds.), Reconciliation after war: Historical perspectives on transitional justice (pp. 33-49). (London: Routledge, 2021).
Cummins, Stephen & Stille, M. (2021). Religious emotions and emotions in religion: The case of sermons. Journal of Religious History, 45(1), 3-24. doi:10.1111/1467-9809.12726.
Cummins, Stephen, 'Memories and Fantasies of Regime Change in Spanish Naples' in Alexander Lee and Brian Jeffrey Maxson (eds) The Culture and Politics of Regime Change in Italy, c.1494-1559 Routledge, 2023.