It is said in the myths of the Greeks that the Phoenician Princess Europa was playing on the seacoast of her city of Tyre with her attendants when she was lured by the great Greek God Zeus who had disguised himself as a white bull and... more
It is said in the myths of the Greeks that the Phoenician Princess Europa was playing on the seacoast of her city of Tyre with her attendants when she was lured by the great Greek God Zeus who had disguised himself as a white bull and abducted her to Crete where he made her queen.
Los restos de uno de los primeros ingenios azucareros de las Américas ubicados al sur-este de la ciudad dominicana de San Juan de La Maguana, escenario de los comienzos del encuentro entre europeos, indígenas y africanos que marcó para... more
Los restos de uno de los primeros ingenios azucareros de las Américas ubicados al sur-este de la ciudad dominicana de San Juan de La Maguana, escenario de los comienzos del encuentro entre europeos, indígenas y africanos que marcó para siempre lo que sería el “Nuevo Mundo”, están hoy inundados por canales agrícolas que podrían deshacer para siempre sus estructuras en muy poco tiempo.
The main sources for my article are the files concerning dispensations for mixed marriages held in the Archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (the Holy Office). My article analyses the tension between two Roman Catholic... more
The main sources for my article are the files concerning dispensations for mixed marriages held in the Archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (the Holy Office). My article analyses the tension between two Roman Catholic attitudes toward Catholic women in mixed marriages: the hope that they would serve a missionary role, on the one hand, and the fear that they would succumb to heresy, on the other. Debates within the Holy Office over granting these dispensations show that both conceptions had ancient roots, the first going back to the Roman era, the second to the twelfth century, and then particularly emphasised after the Council of Trent. Studies of mixed marriages in Protestant end Orthodox regions suggest many similarities to the Catholic policies examined here, both regarding the woman’s missionary function and especially regarding the risk of the woman’s apostasy and the meth-ods developed to avoid this.
Middle East is a region that has a significant portion of the world's energy sources. At the same time it also has importance in terms of politics due to being on geo-strategic passageway between East and West. The EU has its interest to... more
Middle East is a region that has a significant portion of the world's energy sources. At the same time it also has importance in terms of politics due to being on geo-strategic passageway between East and West. The EU has its interest to the Middle East in political, strategic, cultural and economic reasons. The union is aware of the need to play an active role in the Middle East, but despite the collaborative efforts it has not yet reached its desired part in the Middle East policy.
[one chapter is available on this site: "Problems Facing Cooperation and Integration Attempts in the Middle East", in Gerd Nonneman (ed.), The Middle East and Europe: The Search for Stability and Integration (London: Federal Trust /... more
[one chapter is available on this site: "Problems Facing Cooperation and Integration Attempts in the Middle East", in Gerd Nonneman (ed.), The Middle East and Europe: The Search for Stability and Integration (London: Federal Trust / European Commission, 1993 - 2nd edition), pp. 35-46]
