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Ball Games
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The spectrum of medieval ball games is immense; they were played at court, in towns, cities, and the countryside, in indoor courts, cloisters, or nurseries. A few games like polo, which was prized at …
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2016-08-09
Regalia, Insignia of Office, Tokens of Social Status
(1,479 words)
In the Middle Ages, claims to power, the authority of office, and social status were conveyed through a broad spectrum of symbolic representational forms, encompassing tangible tokens and symbolic obj…
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2016-08-09
The Christianization of Latin Europe
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Christianity understood itself as a religion for all and was aware that its task was worldwide mission: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations" (Matt. 28:19). Proclaiming the contents of a fa…
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2016-10-18
Religious Life – Monasteries and Religious Orders
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The Church Father Saint Ambrose (d. 397) was one of the first to refer to a central dichotomy among Christians: those who followed only the evangelical precepts (
praecepta) – that is, the laity and clergy – and those who vowed…
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2016-10-17
Jews
(4,946 words)
In order to understand the actions and reactions of Jews in the medieval society of Europe, a distinction needs to be made between the outsiders' view and the insiders' view of this population group. …
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2016-10-17
Bibliography
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Bibliography
SocietyBenedictow, O.J., “New Perspectives in Medieval Demography: The Medieval Demographic System,” in: M. Bailey, ed.,
Town and Countryside in the Age of the Black Death: Essays in Honour of John Hatcher, Turnhout, 2…
Date:
2016-08-09
