Introduction to the history of Roman law and its institutions.Throughout its history, Europe has been influenced by Roman culture, a culture with a strong sense of society and highly legal-minded. Hence, Roman law is of major importance in European thinking. It was the first subject to be taught at university and it remains tightly interwoven with all layers of European civilisation. This book provides an introduction to the history of Roman law and its institutions, as they developed from An...

A broad perspective on the role of religious institutes in social and cultural practices.

This volume examines the cultural contribution of religious institutes, men

and women religious, and their role in the constitution of Catholic communities

of communication in different European countries. The articles focus

on social and cultural history by comparing both discourses and cultural

and social practices, as well as examining international networks and cultural

transference. How did religiou...

The impact of the embodied cognition thesis on the scientific study of film.The embodied cognition thesis claims that cognitive functions cannot be understood without making reference to the interactions between the brain, the body, and the environment. The meaning of abstract concepts is grounded in concrete experiences. This book is the first edited volume to explore the impact of the embodied cognition thesis on the scientific study of film. A team of scholars analyse the main aspects of f...