An ‘object in purgatory’ is a gift you have received and don't want, but nonetheless feel compelled to keep. My Objects in Purgatory exhibition (2011) invited visitors to contribute their uncherished gifts, and relate the stories associated with them. Their contributions were exhibited, and in return they received a handmade brooch featuring an image of another visitor’s uncherished gift. This ...

Scholars have debated the manner in which religious beliefs influence economic organization. This paper examines a particular case–the craft guilds of medieval England–to show how religious doctrines influence the ability of a group to enforce cooperation. When mortality rates are high, repeated interaction alone cannot sustain cooperation, but spiritual sanctions in the afterlife can sustain c...

Abstract The text is part of a broader study on the perception tragic perspective compared with our contemporary sense. In addition to have particular narratological relevance, persistence level in second cantica Comedy produces decisive effect Dante’s discourse, and proposes different meaning Allegory. One results this investigation concerns dramatic language, which determined where allegorica...