Charles Mériaux

This book reconsiders the question of indulgences, brought to the fore once more by the fifth centenary of Martin Luther's posting of the 95 theses in 1517. Its authors use primary sources from the Middle Ages to digital social networks to present a series of innovative studies which consider them in practice and over the long term, away from the..

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Aux confins septentrionaux de l'Empire romain se trouve, selon Virgile (L’Enéide VIII, 727), la terre des extremi hominum Morini, « les hommes qui habitent l’extrémité du monde connu ». Si cette formule a connu une prospérité certaine, l’archéologie donne aujourd’hui à ce territoire un tout autre visage, celui d’une terre de rencontre et ...

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The study of salt, through the centuries and from ancient times, is done through a multidisciplinary approach, where the man is facing salt for his health, for his beliefs related to it, and for the wealth he seems to get for him.

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Feasts of precept, civic festivals, holidays, so many realities which, from the Middle Ages to modern times and up to the present day, have punctuated the times of Western societies. The book examines the adherence to these practices, but also critical of them.

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L'image colorée et lumineuse a joué un rôle important dans la transmission du message chrétien autour de l'an Mil. La beauté s'allie à l’idéal renaissant de la paix et de la justice à travers les illustrations du Codex d’Egbert de Trèves et de...

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According to Christian theology, the councils are supposed to be "inspired" or "assisted" by the Holy Spirit, but it is clear that their annals are full of conflicts, dramatic turn of events, maneuvers, as well in the conduct of assemblies as in the writing of records.

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