Crime and Forgiveness. Christianizing Execution in Medieval Europe, Hardback - Adriano Prosperi

The public execution of criminals has been a common practice since ancient times. Adriano Prosperi identifies a crucial period when concepts of ven...

This engaging history of dynastic power in medieval Europe explores the role of family dynamics and family consciousness in the politics of royal a...

Reducere. Penance has traditionally been viewed exclusively as the domain of church history but penance and confession also had important social functions in...

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This engaging history of dynastic power in medieval Europe explores the role of family dynamics and family consciousness in the politics of royal a...

"It is better to stand and fight. If you run, you'll only die tired." - Viking saying. Beginning in 789 CE, the Vikings raided monasteries, sacked ...

Presents an interdisciplinary exploration of the use of caves and rock shelters across Europe during the medieval period for a wide range of religi...

The Bright Ages recasts the European Middle Ages for what it was, capturing this 1, 000-year era in all its complexity and fundamental humanity, br...

In 1230, Jews in the English city of Norwich were accused of having seized and circumcised a five-year-old Christian boy named Edward because they ...

Reducere. "In this stimulating and important book Lester Little advances the original thesis that, paradoxically, it was the leading practitioners of volunta...

Reducere. A History of Business in Medieval Europe, 1200-1550, demolishes the widely held view that the phrase "medieval business" is an oxymoron. The author...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Ruth (University of Minnesota, USA) Mazo KarrasIllustration(s): 19 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pa...

Studies Romanesque effigies as a distinctive form of medieval sculpture, emphasizing the early twelfth century as a time of rapid change in the art...

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Reducere. This book reevaluates the prevailing notion that Jews in medieval Christian Europe lived under an appalling regime of ecclesiastical limitation, go...

Maureen C. Miller traces the ways in which clerical garb changed over the Middle Ages. Miller goes into detail about craft, artistry, and textiles ...

Reducere. The Oxford Handbook of Women and Gender in Medieval Europe provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the perio...

Reducere. Descopera istoria. Stat si religie in Europa medievala. Papalitatea, Imperiul si marile regate dinasticeIntre secolele al XI-lea si al XIII-lea au ...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of The Black Death, then keep reading... The Black Death was the first recorded pandemic...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of The Black Death, then keep reading...The Black Death was the first recorded pandemic in Europe a...

In 1144, the mutilated body of William of Norwich, a young apprentice leatherworker, was found abandoned outside the city's walls. The boy bore dis...

This book explores rural societies in western Europe from 700-1050. It focuses on the bottom of the social hierarchy, rejectingviews that see rural...

DescriptionThis edited volume explores how (what is today) Scotland can be compared with, contrasted to, or was connected with other parts of Early...

Reducere. Descopera istoria. Stat si religie in Europa medievala. Papalitatea, Imperiul si marile regate dinastice Intre secolele al XI-lea si al XIII-lea au...

Reducere. How does a culture become Christian, especially one that is heir to such ancient traditions and spectacular monuments as Egypt? This book offers a ...

Reducere. From an acclaimed historian, a mesmerizing account of how medieval European Christians envisioned the paradoxical nature of holy objects Between th...

Reducere. Neighbours and strangers investigates social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700 to 1050, asking to what extent settlements, o...

Publisher: Zone BooksAuthor(s): Caroline Walker BynumNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 230 x 32Cover type: Paperback / so...

Reducere. DescriptionThe memorable characters and Venetian drama that have long captivated Donna Leon's many readers are on full display in The Temptation of...

DescriptionSwords were special in Anglo-Saxon England. Their names, deeds and pedigrees were enshrined in writing. Many were curated for generation...

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Reducere. In the twenty-seventh novel in Donna Leon's bestselling mystery series, a suspicious accident leads Commissario Guido Brunetti to uncover a longsta...

Reducere. Între secolele al XI-lea și al XIII-lea au avut loc schimbări în Europa. Ierarhia feudală și-a arătat primele fisuri ca urmare a reînvierii comerțu...

Reducere. Restrain - Torture - Execute While such practices may seem barbaric in our modern day "civilized" society, in medieval times brutal devices of rest...

A beautifully illustrated exploration of opulent tastes and the power of patronage in 18th-century Britain