Medieval Foundations of the Western Intellectual Tradition

An analysis of the course of Western intellectual history between A.D. 400 and 1400, this book is divided into two parts: the first surveys the comparative modes of thought and varying success of Byzantine, Latin-Christian and Muslim cultures, and the second takes readers from the 11th century revival of learning to the high Middle Ages and beyond, the period in which the vibrancy of Western intellectual culture enabled it to stamp its imprint well beyond the frontiers of Christendom. 24 illustrations.

Summary

An analysis of the course of Western intellectual history between AD 400 and 1400. It surveys the comparative modes of thought and varying success of Byzantine, Latin-Christian and Muslim cultures, and then proceeds from the 12th-century revival of learning to the high Middle Ages and beyond.

Product details

• Authors: Marcia L. Colish, L. Colish Marcia
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.02.1999
• EAN: 9780300078527
• ISBN: 978-0-300-07852-7
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 157 mm x 39 mm
• Weight: 706 g
• Illustrations: 24 b-w illus.
• Series: Yale Intellectual History of t; Yale Intellectual History of the West Series; Yale Intellectual History of the West Series; Yale Intellectual History of t
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories