Lex: A Study on Medieval Terminology for Religion.
Medieval Christian authors frequently employed the Latin word lex ("law") and its vernacular cognates to mean something akin to the modern notion of "religion." Like a religion, a lex was the collection of observances that marked a particular people‐group, such as Christians or Muslims. This article...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Religious History Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 531 - 549 |
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