Western Views of Islam in the Middle AgesLezingen, gehouden voor de Harvard universiteit in 1961 |
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... Western sense of superiority in every sphere of endeavor has scarcely been challenged for three hundred years . It has become part of our heritage , most painful to abandon or adjust . But western Europe went through all this painful ...
... Western sense of superiority in every sphere of endeavor has scarcely been challenged for three hundred years . It has become part of our heritage , most painful to abandon or adjust . But western Europe went through all this painful ...
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... western Europe in 1600 than it had done eight hundred years earlier . It had obliterated Byzantium ; it stood on the frontier of Germany and all along the southern shores of the Mediter- ranean . But the main problems with which we are ...
... western Europe in 1600 than it had done eight hundred years earlier . It had obliterated Byzantium ; it stood on the frontier of Germany and all along the southern shores of the Mediter- ranean . But the main problems with which we are ...
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... western Europe to be destroyed by external attack since the barbarian invasions over a thousand years earlier . This was the first reversal of the expansive movement which had added new kingdoms on the eastern frontier of Europe in the ...
... western Europe to be destroyed by external attack since the barbarian invasions over a thousand years earlier . This was the first reversal of the expansive movement which had added new kingdoms on the eastern frontier of Europe in the ...
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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