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John Chrysostom’s Discourse on Property Ownership: An Analysis from the Perspective of Roman Law
Unlike the dominant but simplified view of previous scholarship that Chrysostom stands in opposition to Roman property law, his attitude towards Roman law concerning property ownership is quite complicated.
Chen Yingxue
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‘BETTER OFF DEAD THAN DISFIGURED’? THE CHALLENGES OF FACIAL INJURY IN THE PRE-MODERN PAST [PDF]
This paper contrasts modern representations of facial disfigurement, which often focus on the personal story of 'triumph over adversity', with the problems of accessing such first-person accounts in the medieval past.
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The Historiography of Medieval Monasticism: Perspectives from Northern Europe
The article provides a thematized discussion of the development of the historiography of European monasticism in northern Europe (north Atlantic, North Sea to the Baltic).
Emilia Jamroziak
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Medievalism: a Critical History
An accessibly-written survey of the origins and growth of the discipline of medievalism studies. The field known as "medievalism studies" concerns the life of the Middle Ages after the Middle Ages. Originating some thirty years ago, it examines reinventions and reworkings of the medieval from the Reformation to postmodernity,from Bale and Leland to HBO'
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The Dies Irae ( Day of Wrath ) and Totentanz ( Dance of Death ): Medieval Themes Revisited in 19th Century Music and Culture [PDF]
During the pivotal November 2002 football game of Arkansas vs. Georgia in the SEC conference championship, the Georgia marching band struck up their defensive rallying song. Instead of a typical defense song, the band played an excerpt of the Gregorian
Brooks, Erin
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The review presents the analysis of Gyula Szvák’s essays and studies written on Russian historiography over more than thirty years. His main field of research, the reigns of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great, and their importance in the course of ...
Endre Sashalmi
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Die deutschsprachige Mittelalterforschung und Katalonien: Geschichte, Schwerpunkte, Erträge [PDF]
The article presents a report on German medieval research on Catalonia in four steps: first, the different levels of contacts between Catalonia and Germany in medieval times – i.e. diplomatic, economic, and cultural contacts – are described.
Jaspert, Nikolas
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The Contradictions of Saint Paul’s Cathedral
Saint Paul’s Cathedral is a contradiction. Beautiful and majestic, it combines an almost Catholic shape with a Protestant soul. It is one of the most powerful symbols of England, and a reason for pride for any Londoner.
Ilaria Bortot, Harry Ellerd-Cheers
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The article contains research on the narratives describing the battle of the Bridge Gate (March 6, 1098), which took place during the siege of Antioch by the Crusaders.
Bartłomiej Dźwigała
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Sons, apprentices and successors in late medieval and early modern London: the transmission of skills and work opportunities [PDF]
Book synopsis: The existence and changing of generations in family life, business and politics was a central feature of towns as well as rural societies in earlier times. Even so, it remains understudied by urban historians of the pre-modern period. This
Harding, Vanessa
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