Western Views of Islam in the Middle AgesLezingen, gehouden voor de Harvard universiteit in 1961 |
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... existence of Islam was the most far- reaching problem in medieval Christendom . It was a prob- lem at every level of experience . As a practical problem it called for action and for discrimination between the com- peting possibilities ...
... existence of Islam was the most far- reaching problem in medieval Christendom . It was a prob- lem at every level of experience . As a practical problem it called for action and for discrimination between the com- peting possibilities ...
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... existence of Islam made the West profoundly uneasy . On the practical plane it caused permanent unease , not only because it was a danger but because the danger was unpredictable and immeasurable : the West had no access to the counsels ...
... existence of Islam made the West profoundly uneasy . On the practical plane it caused permanent unease , not only because it was a danger but because the danger was unpredictable and immeasurable : the West had no access to the counsels ...
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... existence of Islam outside the Church did not prove that the last days were necessarily still far distant.2 * On this great and awe - inspiring subject the Carolingians were in the best tradition of medieval thought -they counseled ...
... existence of Islam outside the Church did not prove that the last days were necessarily still far distant.2 * On this great and awe - inspiring subject the Carolingians were in the best tradition of medieval thought -they counseled ...
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Abbot Aeneas Silvius al-Andalus Antichrist apocalyptic Arabic argument Averroes Avicenna Baghdad Bede Bible Biblical bishop Cabanelas Carolingian chapter Chris Christ Christendom Christian contemporaries Cordova Council of Vienne Crusade debate discussion earlier early twelfth century enemies Eulogius existence of Islam faith fantasy Franciscan Gerbert Greek heresy hope Ibid ideas ignorance imagination influence intellectual Ishmael Islamic problem Jean Germain Joachim of Fiore John of Segovia Juan de Segovia King Koran later Latin letter Mahomet medieval Middle Ages Mongols Moslem Moslem philosophers Nestorians Nicholas of Cusa northern Europe Paul Alvarus period Peter the Venerable picture Pope prelates problem of Islam Prophet Ralph Glaber reason religion Ricoldo Roger Bacon Roger of Howden role Saracens scholars Spain Spanish thirteenth century tians tion tradition translation Turks unbelievers Vienne vision West Western Church western Europe Western minds William of Rubroek William of Tripoli writers wrote Wycliffe