Category: Medieval Art
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Witchcraft and persecution: the Malleus Maleficarum
The Malleus Maleficarum, published in 1487, fueled witch hunts, persecuting witchcraft under the guise of protecting society from evil.
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The demystification of the “Dark Ages” in Medieval Europe
We’ve heard a lot about the Dark Ages referring to the European medieval period. We’ve heard about this era with the idea of lack of hygiene, dirtiness, diseases, illiteracy, and especially, artistically, a total regression. This period is interpreted as if everything learned from the classical Greco-Roman era had been thrown away. In short, as…