To circumscribe the Reformation solely within the sphere of theological disputation is to mask the complexity of...
Search Results for: Medieval
What place does the paper book have in our increasingly all-digital present? What place does the paper...
An overview of the Arab-Islamic reception and development of Hellenistic science. Abstract This article is an overview...
The symbols used in Norse mythology had to do not only with supernatural entities but also with...
In this period, there was no tradition of scientific medicine, and observations went hand in hand with...
Political and spiritual progenitors of a thermonuclear war – World War III. Abstract Recently, two powerful personalities...
The Silk Road provided a conduit not only for silk, but also offered a very important path...
The record is unique in European history and, packed full of statistics and snippets which reveal details...
During the Holocaust, the remaining Hasidic centres in Eastern Europe were destroyed and the Hasidim who lived there...
These networks formed as a result of the dispersal of Jewish society over great distances starting in...
In recent years, the human rights situation in the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf has finally...
Early Vikings wouldn’t understand nationalism – the secret to their success was to embrace other cultures. The...
Even in a male-dominated society, Viking women were far from powerless. By Emma GroeneveldHistorian Introduction Although women in the Viking Age...
Viking Age Scandinavians almost exclusively made applied art – aesthetically appealing and useful. By Emma GroeneveldHistorian Introduction...
It is those who know how to think nimbly, creatively and responsibly that end up building extraordinary...
Ukraine’s Orthodox Church recently broke off from Russia. This dispute has a history that goes back to...
The relationship between church and state is the institutional form of the relationship between the religious and political spheres. This...
The Reconquest set the scene for the rise of Spain and the end of Islamic rule on...
A medieval kitchen / British Library, Public Domain If your latest diet resolution is already under strain,...
Thomson’s photographic medium possessed qualities that draw the attention of viewers and lay claim to a degree...
There are lessons from ancient history that could prove instructive. A caravan of Goths – the Thervingi...
What the world needs more than ever are wise political leaders who can redirect technology to serve...
Medieval illuminated manuscript of the Qu’ran Professor David Watt asks us to look beyond recent events themselves...
The subtext is almost always that the Western paradigm of modernity. A single model of modernity? The...
Starting with the medieval poor/rich-topics in the Aquinian tradition of the theological economy of charity, following a...
Creative Commons There are no races – only racialized groups. By Dr. Adam Hochman Lecturer in Philosophy...
If Armenia doesn’t concede any of the territories, a peace deal with Azerbaijan is impossible. By Joshua...
A considerable number of Roman roads remained in daily use as core trunk roads for centuries after...
New research has rubbished perceptions of Roman Britain as a region inhabited solely by white Europeans. Our...
The issue of inter-state relations illustrates the political relevance of changing concepts of borders in early modern...