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Jun 18
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Il papato, i mendicanti, i mongoli

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Between the XIV and the beginnig of the XV centuries, Papacy turned its gaze to Mongolian Asia, imagining an expansion project with an universal vision that unified the announcement of Christian Faith and the strengthening of its own authority. This volume examines a season of contacts and ambitions, recontructing the relationship between the Apostolic See and the Mongolian reality through diplomatic documents, missionary accounts and chronicles. The focus of the reasearch is on the the action of Minor Friars and Dominicans, main characters of a Latin presence far from Europe and characterized by difficulties, compromises and politic tensions. Particular attention is dedicated to the role that the apostolate ad Tartaros had during the ecclesial crisis at the end of XIV century, when contacts with the Mongol East became a means to affirm the role of Papacy before the contenders of the Petrine throne. The volume thus offers an original key of interpretation on a little-known chapter of the last phase of Latin-Mongol relations.

Giovanni Di Bella

Il papato, i mendicanti, i mongoli

Firenze University Press 2026

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Jun 18
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La conquista del paraíso

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This book explores one of the most ambitious campaign made by the Spanish Monarchy: the «conquest» of altars through an unseen number of Catholic saints never seen before. Between 1500 and 1700, more than half of the saints canonized by the pope came from Spain and its overseas domains. Although historiografy has interpreted this as a lack of balance in power between Spain and Holy See, this works proposes a more dynamic interpretation. By revealing an unexplored network of exchange between Italy, Spain and West Indies for the flow of assets intended for devotional purposes, this volume shows how the mass canonization of Spanish candidates contributed to create a cultural narrative which emphasized the spiritual hegemony of Spain over the Catholic world, legitimizing its global domination.

Eduardo Ángel Cruz

La conquista del paraíso

Firenze University Press 2026

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Dec 30
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The ‘Sangalli Institute Award for the Religious History 2025’: the merit ranking

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The merit ranking of the ‘Sangalli Institute Award for the Religious History 2025’ (two winners)

  1. Bento Machado Mota (primo premio)
  2. Chiara Dommarco (secondo premio)
  3. Isabella De Paolis
  4. Antonino Campagna
  5. Edoardo Elia Avio
  6. Corso Fabrizzi
  7. Randa Khalil
  8. Davide Esposito
  9. Rita Szuly
  10. Juan de Lara Vazquez
  11. Alejandro Chiliguay
The Committee has judged worth of serious attention all the applications. The selection was managed by asking a detailed referee to the members of the Committee specialist in every single scientific areas. Then, the Committee has fulfilled a second turn of selection, compiling the above quoted merit ranking.
Jul 07
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Religioni, dialogo e cittadinanza in Europa

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Over the course of history, religious actors have experienced moments of presence and absence in the public space, and have assumed roles as persecutors and persecuted. Today, they play a crucial role in promoting dialogue between different faiths and in the development of the interreligious competences needed to live in a plural society. This research reconstructs the historical phases of interreligious dialogue and examines the European guidelines that encourage the integration of religious diversities in citizenship education. Furthermore, the volume analyses the statements of the Catholic Church and Islamic institutions on interreligious dialogue, as well as the educational practices for pluralism promoted by religious actors in Italy, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bernadette Fraioli

Religioni, dialogo e cittadinanza in Europa

Firenze University Press 2025

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Jul 07
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Riforma e profezia

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Four centuries after his death, Girolamo Savonarola came back to be the subject of lively debates in the Nineteenth Century, a period during which publications on his figure multiplied. This revival was also evident in the artistic field, especially through the erection of monuments in his honor in some Italian cities.
In this text, the author analyzes, through the study of both archival and printed sources, the main characteristics of this phenomenon of Savonarolian readings, investigating the reasons that led the protagonists of the Risorgimento and the first years of unification of our country to study the Dominican friar so passionately and to draw inspiration from his life.

Rosa Matucci

Riforma e profezia

Firenze University Press 2025

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