Genealogies of the West - Civilization, Religion, Consciousness

This book presents a new look at the West by tracing the still-recognizable footprints of the past and reflecting on the present challenges is facing. It recalls the genealogies of the plural processes, ideas, and events that structure the West's tradition and identity, and their presence nowadays.

List of contents

List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Jerusalem; CHAPTER 2 Athens; CHAPTER 3 Rome; CHAPTER 4 Christianity; CHAPTER 5 Clash; CHAPTER 6 Expansion; CHAPTER 7 Shift; CHAPTER 8 Exuberance; CHAPTER 9 Modernity; CHAPTER 10 State; CHAPTER 11 Capitalism; CHAPTER 12 Science; CHAPTER 13 Reforms; CHAPTER 14 Enlightenments; CHAPTER 15 Ideologies; CHAPTER 16 Crisis; CHAPTER 17 Liberations; CHAPTER 18 Challenges; Epilogue; Suggested Bibliography; Detailed Table of Contents; Index

About the author

Jaume Aurell is Professor of Medieval History and Modern Historiography in the University of Navarra (Spain).

Product details

• Authors: Jaume Aurell, Aurell Jaume
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781839987571
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-757-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Anthem Religion and Society Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Europe / Western, Christianity, General & world history, General and world history, twentieth- and twenty-first-century