How has Europe been perceived throughout its varied history? This volume shows that Europe was not, and is not, just a political project, but rather since the antique, has always also been an aesthetic project. Perspectives from art history, musicology, the history of medicine, theology, pedagogy, sociology and theater studies complement one another to create a multifaceted image of the continent, in which the aim was and still is to use the arts and aesthetic education to confront the real fragmentation in various eras. In times of a growing critique of Europe, this book is of great importance for the current moment.