On 2nd and 3rd December, the 2nd edition of the series of Research in Medieval Studies scientific meetings is taking place at the Faculty of Letters, this year on the theme of Urban Parish Communities in Medieval Europe, 1049-1545 - a joint organisation by the Centre for History of Society and Culture (UC), the Institute […]
On the outset of the of the 21st century, cross-disciplinary studies on the Middle Ages seem to be in need of a careful reconsideration of their nature, scope and aims. This is especially so after the series of “turns” undergone by historiography in the last four decades. Despite their differences, philosophy, history, philology, literary studies and […]
The present session aims at presenting the work carried out by the ERC VINCULUM Project over its first two and a half years, with particular emphasis on the process of constructing, inserting and correcting its Database. About the authors: The VINCULUM project comprises the Principal Investigator Maria de Lurdes Rosa; the Senior Researcher Mário Farelo; […]
We place the trilogy of identity, memory and ideology at the centre of a project designed to better understand medieval society. We may thus analyse the multiplicity of personal identities, the ways in which these were expressed within particular social structures (such as feudalism), and their evolution into formal expressions of collective identity (municipalities, guilds, […]
This event details a study of Portuguese medieval surgeons in the chronological period ranging from the beginning of nationality to the close of the 15th century. Several parameters were studied for 405 individuals, including the geographic distribution around Portugal, socio-religious groups, inclusion in the surrounding society, legislation in force and relations with the royal power, […]