Compte rendu de: Georges HELLINGHAUSEN, Kleine Diözesangeschichte Luxemburgs

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2020), 98(4), 572-574

Châteaux et prieurés vers 1100 en Lotharingie centrale : de la dynamique de la fondation aux rapports ambivalents. Useldange et les autres

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2018), 95

The study of the priory of Useldange, founded at the end of the 11th or at the beginning of the 12th century nearby the homonymous castle, allows us to deepen our understanding of the more general ... [more ▼]

The study of the priory of Useldange, founded at the end of the 11th or at the beginning of the 12th century nearby the homonymous castle, allows us to deepen our understanding of the more general question of castral priory foundations in the Meuse-Moselle area. Numerous such foundations are documented for the southern Lorraine region, most notably those of the Burgundian Molesme Abbey. Dispatching monks to the North, more precisely to Useldange, was an exceptional move and deserves study. Aside from the more local context, this foundation enables an in-depth study of the features that characterise this period of profound upheavals: the social hierarchy of the lay aristocracy, the appearance of combined castral and monastic seigneuries (“seigneuries bifaces), the radiation of the Benedictine resurgence in rural areas and its influence on the origins of small towns, and, lastly, the peculiarities of the different types of castle landscapes (“Burglandschaften”) and monastery landscapes (“Klosterlandschaften”) on both sides of the frontier between France and the Empire. [less ▲]

Funerary Culture and Modernisation in the State of Luxembourg (1800-2000)

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2017), 95

This article discusses funerary politics in relationship to the political culture of the small state of Luxembourg in northwest Europe during the age of modernisation. During the long nineteenth century ... [more ▼]

This article discusses funerary politics in relationship to the political culture of the small state of Luxembourg in northwest Europe during the age of modernisation. During the long nineteenth century, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg experienced several political changes which affected sepulcral culture, but this did not lead to a 'Kulturkampf' over cemeteries between the Church and the State as is occurred in neighbouring countries. Disputes were resolved at the local level. We apply small power theory to explain the relatively harmonious co-existence of State power with the Catholic clergy, and hightlight the important role of local government. For the top-down introduction of cremation, we need ot change scale and focus on an urban elite setting the national agenda. Luxembourg was one of the last member states of the European Union to place body/earth burial andd cremation on an equal legal footing and its own 'national' crematorium only opened in the 1990s. [less ▲]

Herinneren in een (eens) verdeeld Europa. Consistentie en veranderlijkheid in getuigenissen van oud-strijders

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2014), 92

compte rendu de: Stadtgründung und Stadtwerdung. Beiträge von Archäologie und Stadtgeschichtsforschung, hrg. v. Ferdinand OPLL

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2013), 91(2), 528-531

Book review of : B. DÖLEMEYER, Die Hugenotten, 2006

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2011), 89

Book review of : O. MÖRKE, Wilhelm von Oranien (1533-1584). Fürst und „Vater“ der Republik, 2007

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2011), 89

Book review of :M. ERBE, Die Frühe Neuzeit, 2007

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2011), 89

Book review of : V. SCHOLL, Rembrandts biblische Frauenporträts. Eine Begegnung von Theologie und Malerei, 2006

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2011), 89

Book review of : S. EHRENPREIS, U. LOTZ-HEUMANN, O. MÖRKE, L. SCHORN-SCHÜTTE (dir.), Wege der Neuzeit. Festschrift für Heinz Schilling zum 65. Geburtstag, 2007

in Revue Belge de Philologie et d'Histoire (2011), 89