An Ornate Book Written in the Guard Room of the Muse Clio (review of Ioan Bizău, Tradiție și continuitate artistică la Nicula. Contribuția călugărului Ilarion Mureșan (Tradition and artistic continuity at Nicula. The contribution of the monk Ilarion Mureșan) (Cluj-Napoca: Renașterea, 2020) Ilie GHERHEȘ The craft of icon painting/painting on glass began in the mid 18th century […]
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The Cities of Central Europe at the Twilight of the Habsburg Empire (review of Catherine Horel, Multicultural Cities of the Habsburg Empire, 1880-1914: Imagined Communities and Conflictual Encounters (Budapest: Central European University Press, 2023)
The Cities of Central Europe at the Twilight of the Habsburg Empire (review of Catherine Horel, Multicultural Cities of the Habsburg Empire, 1880-1914: Imagined Communities and Conflictual Encounters (Budapest: Central European University Press, 2023) Mihaela Livia GULEȘ Catherine Horel is Research Director at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), specialist in Central Europe, teaches at […]
The Search for the Soul of Plants (review of Fabrizio Baldassarri and Andreas Blank, eds., Vegetative Powers. The Roots of Life in Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Natural Philosophy, International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives, volume 234, Cham: Springer, 2021)
The Search for the Soul of Plants (review of Fabrizio Baldassarri and Andreas Blank, eds., Vegetative Powers. The Roots of Life in Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Natural Philosophy, International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives, volume 234, Cham: Springer, 2021) Sabin Dumitru COROIAN This volume is constructed around the activity of several research projects […]
Sport, a Defining (and Nostalgic) Element of Arad in the Past
Sport, a Defining (and Nostalgic) Element of Arad in the Past Florin Lucian COITA Abstract: In the sports landscape of Romania, the city of Arad appears as a special phenomenon, perhaps also due to the fact that the practice of sports in this area, as organized associative forms, represents in many cases a first in […]
The Emergence of a New Leadership in Changing Times. Looking for an in situ Transylvanian Elite during the 1918 Revolution
The Emergence of a New Leadership in Changing Times. Looking for an in situ Transylvanian Elite during the 1918 Revolution Andreea Dăncilă INEOAN Abstract: The period between the end of October and the beginning of December 1918 was for Transylvania an interval marked by deep instability, generated by a strong challenge to the established authority. […]
The Birth of an Aromanian Elite: The Case of Christea Geagea
The Birth of an Aromanian Elite: The Case of Christea Geagea Emanuil INEOAN Abstract: The case of Christea Geagea is emblematic of the profile of an Aromanian intellectual dedicated to the ethnic survival of his own group in a context where the danger of assimilation was at the highest levels. Christea Gegea represented an extremely […]
Intellectuals and Culture: Contributions to the Development of the Jewish Elite in the Central European Context
Intellectuals and Culture: Contributions to the Development of the Jewish Elite in the Central European Context Margareta SZEGŐ Abstract. This narrative unfolds a captivating historical tapestry of the Jewish elite in Arad, Romania, spanning various domains of influence. Focused on individuals like Aron Chorin, Ármin Éles, Ármin Wallfisch, József Stauber, József Károly, Sándor Károly, Nándor […]
Ratio Studiorum and the Jesuit Education in Cluj
Ratio Studiorum and the Jesuit Education in Cluj Ferenc Dániel PÁLL-SZABÓ* Abstract. In this article we provide a detailed overview of Ignatius of Loyola’s influence on Jesuit education, particularly focusing on the Ratio Studiorum. We outline the organization, goals, and principles of Jesuit education, as well as the roles of key figures such as the […]