Daily Medieval

Scholars and philosophers of the later Middle Ages became interested in the mysticism found in the Jewish Kabbalah and tried to blend it wit...

Yesterday I talked about philosopher Ramon Lull and his thoughts on the role of human milk in the proper raising of children. He was born i...

Ramon Llull was a 13th century Catalan mystic and theologian whose controversial writings made him many enemies. One of his more interestin...

The picture is misleading, I'm afraid, because the subject of today's post died a natural death, but it is certain that there were p...

Ramon Llull's system of philosophy was officially condemned by an Inquisitor General of the Roman Catholic Church, Nicholas Eymerich, a ...

Ramon Llull (1232 - 1315) has been mentioned before . Born in Majorca, he married but lived what he later called a licentious life until, at...

The modern knighthood ceremony in England is nothing like the original. Fortunately, we have the Buke of the Order of Knyghthood by Ramon L...

In Matthew 5:39, Jesus tells his followers "But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." In the ritual...

...is a big topic these days. Today, in fact, Scotland is voting whether to stay in the United Kingdom or strike out on its own. If it did,...

A brilliant scholar and fervent theologian/philosopher did such a good job at achieving his aims that the Church realized they had to supp...