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2018
The main economic activity throughout the Jewish Middle Ages was local and regional. Jewish mercantile activities were regulated by halakha and by the laws of their ambient societies, as well as by an interplay of the two, and many contemporary scholars postulate that Christian or Islamic economic law superseded Jewish law in most areas.
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The main economic activity throughout the Jewish Middle Ages was local and regional. Jewish mercantile activities were regulated by halakha and by the laws of their ambient societies, as well as by an interplay of the two, and many contemporary scholars postulate that Christian or Islamic economic law superseded Jewish law in most areas.
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Transvestites in the Middle Ages
American Journal of Sociology, 1974Transvestism, which is usually defined in terms of psychopathology, must also be examined in terms of status gain and loss. This appears most obvious in an examination of the lives of the transvestite saints whose legends and myths help set Western attitudes toward transvestism.
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2009
Middle age, a time when the body is both at a peak and at the beginning of collapse, marks, for many, a period for radical reappraisal of ones life and way of living. The sense of time running out can lead to a period of dramatic self doubt. In Middle Age, the philosopher Christopher Hamilton explores the moods, emotions and experiences of middle age,
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Middle age, a time when the body is both at a peak and at the beginning of collapse, marks, for many, a period for radical reappraisal of ones life and way of living. The sense of time running out can lead to a period of dramatic self doubt. In Middle Age, the philosopher Christopher Hamilton explores the moods, emotions and experiences of middle age,
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1996
The two dates that are most commonly associated with the Middle Ages in the British Isles are 1066 and 1485. William the Conqueror’s victory at Hastings in 1066 brought the Normans to the throne of England. Richard III’s defeat by Henry Tudor at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 is popularly seen to mark the close of the Middle Ages.
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The two dates that are most commonly associated with the Middle Ages in the British Isles are 1066 and 1485. William the Conqueror’s victory at Hastings in 1066 brought the Normans to the throne of England. Richard III’s defeat by Henry Tudor at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 is popularly seen to mark the close of the Middle Ages.
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1983
In the history of Europe, the period between the political downfall of the Western Roman Empire in 576 and the discovery of America in 1492 is usually called the Middle Ages. The concept of ‘ages lying in between’ arose in the Renaissance, which strove to imitate a strongly idealized antiquity.
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In the history of Europe, the period between the political downfall of the Western Roman Empire in 576 and the discovery of America in 1492 is usually called the Middle Ages. The concept of ‘ages lying in between’ arose in the Renaissance, which strove to imitate a strongly idealized antiquity.
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, 1989 Following the decline of the Roman Empire came the expansion of Islam into parts of Europe, especially the Iberian peninsula. Islam brought many important contributions to the medical field, notably in pharmacology. Surgery, in contrast, hardly made any progress as it was largely dependent on anatomical knowledge and the Koran banned dissection ...
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1993
After the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., there was an immensely long period of relatively little progress. Of course the confusion had already begun in the third century A.D., when economic hardship and political confusion was growing. History teaches us that, in such circumstances, most people have little time for abstract speculation and scientific ...
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After the fall of Rome in 476 A.D., there was an immensely long period of relatively little progress. Of course the confusion had already begun in the third century A.D., when economic hardship and political confusion was growing. History teaches us that, in such circumstances, most people have little time for abstract speculation and scientific ...
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2023
From the nineteenth century onwards, historians described the Middle Ages as the 'cradle' of the nation state-then, after World War II, they increasingly identified the period as the 'cradle' of Europe. A close look at the sources demonstrates that both interpretations are misleading: while 'Europe' was not a rare word, its use simply does not follow ...
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From the nineteenth century onwards, historians described the Middle Ages as the 'cradle' of the nation state-then, after World War II, they increasingly identified the period as the 'cradle' of Europe. A close look at the sources demonstrates that both interpretations are misleading: while 'Europe' was not a rare word, its use simply does not follow ...
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1976
The literature of the ninth and tenth centuries had suggested stirrings and preparation rather than achievement. Notker Labeo, who, in its most important aspect, the development of a literary language, represents its highest point, bequeathed to the next generation a flexible and expressive linguistic instrument.
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The literature of the ninth and tenth centuries had suggested stirrings and preparation rather than achievement. Notker Labeo, who, in its most important aspect, the development of a literary language, represents its highest point, bequeathed to the next generation a flexible and expressive linguistic instrument.
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The Lancet, 2004
Of the various clinical errors I made, one in particular continues to trouble me, and although I have discussed it on many occasions with colleagues and students, I am glad to have the opportunity to admit to it so publicly. It concerns a middle-aged man, a family acquaintance, who came to me complaining of an altered bowel habit he had been suffering ...
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Of the various clinical errors I made, one in particular continues to trouble me, and although I have discussed it on many occasions with colleagues and students, I am glad to have the opportunity to admit to it so publicly. It concerns a middle-aged man, a family acquaintance, who came to me complaining of an altered bowel habit he had been suffering ...
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