They are researchers from the University of Salamanca. They are Pablo Toribio, CSIC researcher, and Cristina Tur, professor. Publcaon 'Latin in Europe' (CSIC- Catarata). There they address how Latin was "the language of the altar, the university professorship and international communication." The influence of Latin in the world is broader than we think.
In the work, they explain the particular relationship of Europeans with Latin and invite you to learn about its history and cultural relevance. 'Latin in Europe' talks about a language of Indo-European origin. Thanks to the Roman Empire and its territorial expansion, it had a very broad presence and influence.
Prestige language
«Within the multilingual framework that has always characterized Europe, Latin has been distinguished by its prolonged presence as a language of prestige and language of the altar. It is closely associated with the Christian religion. It is also the language of university teaching for the transmission and generation of knowledge and for international communication. This is what the authors point out. In just over a hundred pages, experts offer a journey of more than two thousand years. They travel through Latin production during Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Modern Age.
They also echo the symbology of Latin in the contemporary collective imagination. They point out the research horizons that open up to the immense heritage of texts written in the Latin language. Most of these are pending ordering, documenting and translating.
In the words of philologists, “what is most notable about the long use of Latin in Europe? It is the establishment of a common space for intellectual discussion in very broad regions of the continent. "It fostered the development, at least partially, of a shared identity."
Wide influence
The influence of Latin in the world is a matter of interest for these two authors. Pablo Toribio has a doctorate in Latin Philology from the University of Seville (2011). He is a senior scientist at the CSIC at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean and the Near East. His research addresses Latin textual production related to the intellectual history of Europe between the Reformation and the Enlightenment.
Cristina Tur has a doctorate in Ancient World Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid (2019). She is also a professor at the University of Salamanca, where she develops linguistic studies on Latin within the research group "Latin culture and civilization in its texts: from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance."
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