How the nature of friendship has changed through the centuries
The metamorphosis of this special bond from feudal to modern times reveals much about the aspirations of different societies
by Bénedicte Sère
Bénedicte Sère is a member of the Institut Universitaire de France and an associate professor in medieval history at the University of Paris Nanterre. She is a visiting professor at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, both in New York City. She is the author of Inventing the Church. The pull of the past in Ecclesial Politics (Columbia University Press, 2025).
Written by Bénedicte Sère