Censura gubernativa, Iglesia e inquisición en el siglo XVIII

Government censorship in Eighteenth Century Spain was another means of the Spanish Enlightenment policy. Until mid-century both powers of Church and State were balanced, from Charles III’s reign on the censorship of the Consejo de Castilla tried to control and restrict not only the traditional power of the Inquisition, but also the intellectual output of the country, either ideological -criticism on the Crown’s policy- or cultural-publishing religious Works. It is important to notice that many members of the elergy collaborated with the State in that task; and also that, after the French Revolution, the Inquisition regained its previous role. In the last decade of the Seventeenth century the irreconcilable clash between the advocates and the critics of the Inquisition became evident

La licitud de l’interès: evolució històrica d’un tema de moral econòmica

[cat] El problema de la consideració de qualsevol interès com a usura i les formes per a evitar la condemna eclesiàstica foren uns dels principals temes econòmics i morals de l’Europa tradicional. Aquest paper mostra els orígens i fonaments de la doctrina eclesiàstica sobre la usura, l’aparición dels instruments comercials i financers que evitaven la condemna de l’església i les excepcions i noves doctrines que consideraven lícit el benefici procedent del préstec.

La licitud de l’interès: evolució històrica d’un tema de moral econòmica

[cat] El problema de la consideració de qualsevol interès com a usura i les formes per a evitar la condemna eclesiàstica foren uns dels principals temes econòmics i morals de l’Europa tradicional. Aquest paper mostra els orígens i fonaments de la doctrina eclesiàstica sobre la usura, l’aparición dels instruments comercials i financers que evitaven la condemna de l’església i les excepcions i noves doctrines que consideraven lícit el benefici procedent del préstec.

La legislació constantiniana respecte de l'episcopalis audientia.

Dues disposicions de Constantí -el Codex Theodosiallus I, 27, 1 (318) i la COllstitutio Sirmondina I (333)- constitueixen la primera san ció legal del poder jurídic deIs bisbes en afers externs a la religió. Al voltant d' elles creix una nova institució eclesiastica, l' episcopalis audientia, la qual, recollint els preceptes cristians tradicionals, aplica el dret imperial en la resolució de causes de naturales a civil. La controvertida veracitat de les lIeis constantinianes i la varietat d' interpretacions que susciten depassen l' ambit d' allo estrictament jurídic per endinsar-se en la canviant societat romana del segle IV.

La constitución y la protección del patrimonio eclesiástico en la legislación de Constancio II (337-361)

A partir de Constantino I, cuando el cristianismo fue reconocido y apoyado por los emperadores romanos, se dotó a la Iglesia de terrenos destinados a su mantenimiento. En poco tiempo, este patrimonio fundiario se acrecentó notablemente gracias a las donaciones de privados y a que, en la medida en que la situación lo permitió, los obispos se apropiaron de las dotaciones de los templos paganos de sus comunidades. Por otro lado, este aumento patrimonial suscitó problemas legales relacionados con los impuestos que debían pagarse por estas tierras.

El despoblado altomedieval de Cuyacabras (Burgos): Realidad, principios y argumentos

The archaeological site of Cuyacabras (Quintanar de la Sierra, Burgos) is one of main early medieval reference settlements in Upper Arlanza basin lands and it attracts a great amount of visitors. The monumental featured half-caved church and the necropolis consisting of several burials dug into the rock present around the whole area are material evidences of an ancient hill town which has remained uninhabited from middle XIIIth century. New fieldworks on this whole site, excavated during the sixties, have been focused on improving the scientific impact of the site and setting up to date the records and information entries for the necropolis. All obtained data emphasize the weakness of several principles used to put in value the settlement, and they also suggest a revision of several-year-old discussions on one hand, and on the other one, they encourage scholars to propound new up to date theories which will fi t better with our knowledge"s current context.

El despoblado altomedieval de Cuyacabras (Burgos): Realidad, principios y argumentos

The archaeological site of Cuyacabras (Quintanar de la Sierra, Burgos) is one of main early medieval reference settlements in Upper Arlanza basin lands and it attracts a great amount of visitors. The monumental featured half-caved church and the necropolis consisting of several burials dug into the rock present around the whole area are material evidences of an ancient hill town which has remained uninhabited from middle XIIIth century. New fieldworks on this whole site, excavated during the sixties, have been focused on improving the scientific impact of the site and setting up to date the records and information entries for the necropolis. All obtained data emphasize the weakness of several principles used to put in value the settlement, and they also suggest a revision of several-year-old discussions on one hand, and on the other one, they encourage scholars to propound new up to date theories which will fi t better with our knowledge"s current context.

La decadencia y cristianización de los templos paganos a lo largo de la Antigüedad Tardía (313-423)

[spa]A finales del s. IV, el entendimiento y la confluencia de intereses entre la Iglesia y el Imperio ya es total. Como resultado de ello, los obispos gozan de una posición privilegiada y exclusiva que les permite emprender agresivas políticas anti-paganas en aquellas ciudades donde ejercen su episcopado. Ello se plasma, en una de sus múltiples facetas, en la cristianización de los templos más emblemáticos de sus comunidades. Este proceso, iniciado ya en el reinado de Constancio II e interrumpido por la política propagana de Juliano, constituyó una de las vías más importantes por la que la Iglesia vio acrecentar sus patrimonios.

La crisi del segle III, preludi de la fi del món antic

[cat] L'any 235, quan Alexandre Sever fou occit per Maximí el Traci, es va inaugurar una «crisi» caracteritzada per una anarquia militar i per tot un seguit de crisis derivades i interconnectades entre elles: la politicoinstitucional, la militar, l'econòmica i la religiosa. Tradicionalment, es considera que aquest període es va cloure amb la pujada al tron de Dioclecià, l'any 284. Aquest emperador va instaurar un nou sistema polític, conegut per tetrarquia, que va permetre que quatre emperadors governessin al mateix temps però en plena concòrdia, gràcies al qual es va poder aplicar amb més eficàcia el cúmul de reformes que Dioclecià va posar en marxa per a redreçar l'Imperi. Ara bé, aquestes reformes tingueren un alt cost social i polític: una concepció teocràtica del poder que sacralitzava l'emperador i assimilava la seva funció de govern com una missió divina.

El Palacio de Qasr ibn Wardan (Siria) y la evolución de la arquitectura palacial bizantina (siglos VI-XV)

El palacio conocido con el nombre de Qasr ibn Wardan se encuentra hoy día en el interior de la zona esteparia siria. Aunque nosotros nos vamos a centrar en el palacio en sí, en realidad es un complejo de edificios que también incluye una iglesia y un posible cuartel. Aparte del alto grado de conservación, su importancia radica en ser uno de los pocos ejemplos de arquitectura civil de época justinianea en todo Oriente Próximo. Redescubierto a finales del siglo xix, el palacio ha sido estudiado parcialmente desde entonces. Gracias a los trabajos de restauración llevados a cabo entre las décadas de 1970 y 1990, se pudieron volver a estudiar los restos, destacando en ello la obra de F. De’Maffei publicada en 1995. Nuestro trabajo pretende retomar el estudio de este edificio, ofrecer una restitución en 3D para una mejor comprensión de sus fases edilicias y plantear nuevas hipótesis acerca de las motivaciones que llevaron a su construcción a partir del año 561.

Medicine and Science in a New Medical-surgical Context: The Royal College of Surgery of Barcelona (1760–1843)

Taking the Royal College of Barcelona (1760 -1843) as a case study this paper shows the development of modern surgery in Spain initiated by Bourbon Monarchy founding new kinds of institutions through their academic activities of spreading scientific knowledge. Antoni Gimbernat was the most famousinternationally recognised Spanish surgeon. He was trained as a surgeon at the Royal College of Surgery in Cadiz and was later appointed as professor of theAnatomy in the College of Barcelona. He then became Royal Surgeon of King Carlos IV and with that esteemed position in Madrid he worked resiliently to improve the quality of the Royal colleges in Spain. Learning human bodystructure by performing hands-on dissections in the anatomical theatre has become a fundamental element of modern medical education. Gimbernat favoured the study of natural sciences, the new chemistry of Lavoisier and experimental physics in the academic programs of surgery. According to the study of a very relevant set of documents preserved in the library, the so-called “juntas literarias”, among the main subjects debated in the clinical sessions was the concept of human beings and diseases in relation to the development of the new experimental sciences. These documents showed that chemistry andexperimental physics were considered crucial tools to understand the unexplained processes that occurred in the diseased and healthy human bodyand in a medico-surgical context. It is important to stress that through these manuscripts we can examine the role and the reception of the new sciences applied to healing arts.

Educational opportunity and the college premium

Since World War II, the United States government has made improved accessto higher education a priority. This e¤ort has substantially increasedthe number of people who complete college. We show that by reducing theeffective interest rate on borrowing for education, such policies canactually increase the gap in wages between those with a college educationand those without. The mechanism that drives our results is the signaling role of education first explored by Spence (1973). We argue that financialconstraints on education reduce the value of education as a signal. Wesolve for the reduced form relationship between the interest rate and thewage premium in the steady state of a dynamic asymmetric information model.In addition, we discuss evidence of decreases in borrowing costs for educationfinancing in the U.S.

Improving college access and success for low-income students: Evidence from a large need-based grant program

Using comprehensive administrative data on France's single largest financialaid program, this paper provides new evidence on the impact of large-scaleneed-based grant programs on the college enrollment decisions, persistenceand graduation rates of low-income students. We exploit sharp discontinuitiesin the grant eligibility formula to identify the impact of aid on student outcomesat different levels of study. We find that eligibility for an annual cashallowance of 1,500 euros increases college enrollment rates by up to 5 percentagepoints. Moreover, we show that need-based grants have positive effectson student persistence and degree completion.