Peter Brown

Po upadku cesarstwa zachodniorzymskiego kult świętych był dominującą formą religii w chrześcijańskiej Europie. W swojej interesującej pracy Peter Brown bada znaczenie grobowców, sanktuariów, relikwii i pielgrzymek związanych z czczonymi ciałami świętych. Przedstawia, w jaki sposób mężczyźni i kobiety - żyjący w surowych, a czasem barbarzyńskich...

Gdy Lusia Niedźwiedzińska znajduje w lesie ludzkie dziecko, jest zachwycona. Zabiera chłopca do domu i prosi mamę, aby pozwoliła jej go zatrzymać, choć stara i mądra niedźwiedzica ostrzega córeczkę: "Dzieci to koszmarne zwierzątka domowe". Wkrótce Lusia odkryje, że mama miała rację. Ten mały samczyk człowieka okropnie rozrabia, a do tego w ogóle...

Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. Through the Eye of a Needle is a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the...

Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the fall of Rome, the church was becoming rich beyond measure. "Through the Eye of a Needle" is a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the...

Since its publication this book has become the standard for both students studying for their examinations and practitioners needing a comprehensive reference book covering rating law, valuation and, importantly, practice. This third edition brings the reader up to date with the changes for the 2010 Rating Lists. The book is well illustrated with...

This book examines Chaucer's life and poetry through the lens of his cultural experience. It offers a wide-ranging account of the medieval society from which his works sprang, and examines the works in detail. It considers the intellectual and philosophical contexts, and the modern reception of Chaucer in film and television....