This book gathers specialists from a variety of fields to explore the possibilities of the material perspective in the study of religion.

Le XXVIIIe colloque Château Gaillard s’est tenu au mois d’août 2016 à Roscommon (Irlande), site qui fournit un cadre de comparaison fort utile et bien exploité au thème retenu, « L’environnement du château ».

This book provides for the first time a survey of the important features of educational activities and structures in various Islamicate societies between 800 and 1700 with regard to the mathematical and occult sciences, medicine, and natural philosophy.