El fin de los templarios y de las cruzadas y Ramón Llull (1232-1316)
Conference about the end of Templars in the writings of the philosopher Ramon Llull.
Corpo & alma, vida & morte na medicina ibérica medieval
O Regimento proveitoso contra a pestilência (c.1496)
This essay presents and analyzes one Portuguese medieval medical text written around 1496.
A Roda da Fortuna nos Dictats de Ausiàs March (c.1397-1439)
The allegory of the Wheel of Fortune is a recurring theme in medieval thought. The notion of fortune was inherited from a double tradition and adapted by Ausiàs March (c.1397-1439) to literary use. We must, therefore, deal with this allegory in the Dictats, by March, and show how the Valencian poet literarily developed the theme of the instability of the Wheel of Fortune in his poems.
A Questão Palestina e o Estado de Israel
The conference examines the formation of Israel and the Palestinian Question.
Erotismo Estético Medieval
As Virgens Néscias e Prudentes em Sant Quirze de Pedret (séc.XII) e nas catedrais de Freiburg (c.1300) e de Estrasburgo (c.1280-1300)
Analysis of three medieval artistic expressions of the biblical Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins (Mt 25, 1-13): the frescoes the southern apse from Pedret (12th century) and the sculptures of the cathedrals of Freiburg (c.1300) and Strasbourg (c.1280-1300).