Philosophy in the Middle Ages. The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions, Paperback - ***

Suitable for the teaching of medieval philosophy, this title features judicious selections and translations based on critical editions.Publisher: H...

Reducere. About the AuthorEtienne Gilson was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy.

Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of t...

Reducere. In brief portraits, Pope Benedict XVI offers engaging, perceptive, and edifying sketches of some of the great thinkers and writers of Christianity....

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Publisher: Christian Focus Publications LtdAuthor(s): Luke H. DavisNumber of pages: 176Collection: Risen HopePublication date: 2022Dimensions: 215 ...

This book investigates the role of 'texts' - including books, maps, stones and caskets - in the conveyance and transformation of knowledge througho...

Since the original publication of this title, the twelfth-century Calabrian Abbot Joachim of Fiore has been accorded an increasingly central positi...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 242Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 157 x 233 x 18Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Amand...

A full and comprehensive survey of the development of the Cistercian Order which emerged from the tumultuous intellectual and religious fervour of ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: European History: A Captiv...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: European History: A Captiv...

The Middle Ages were dubbed the 'Dark Ages' almost before they had begun to draw to a close. Ever since then, they have continued to be seen as a t...

Reducere. The task of condensing the History of the Church within a few hundred pages is a delicate one. We have undertaken it in the hope that our efforts w...

The concept of an ordered human society, both religious and secular, as an expression of a divinely ordered universe was central to medieval though...

Penance and confession were an integral part of medieval religious life; essays explore literary evidence.

The third edition of Reading the Middle Ages retains the strengths of previous editions--thematic and geographical diversity, clear and informative...

Steiner has been able to clarify the historical reality behind the Rosicrucian story, with all its aura of glamour and fantasy. That effected, he p...

Reducere. The task of condensing the History of the Church within a few hundred pages is a delicate one. We have undertaken it in the hope that our efforts w...

Reducere. Few periods of history are more maligned and misunderstood than the Middle Ages--three-hundred years of division, shifting centers of power, and te...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Crusades, then keep reading...It could be said that European kings and nobles in the Middle ...

A concise and accessible history of four of the monastic orders in the middle ages.

Reducere. In this groundbreaking work of comparative religion, Algis Uzdavinys takes us deeply into the "closed and blessed gardens of myth", showing us the ...

Reducere. Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern period, surviving in some regions even today. Shocki...

Reducere. This critical volume focuses on the concept of deification in Christian intellectual history. It draws together Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, a...

In The Quest for the Christ Child in the Later Middle Ages, Mary Dzon explores the continued transmission and appeal of apocryphal legends througho...

Richard Sudworth's unique study takes as its cue the question of political theology and brings this burgeoning area of debate into dialogue with Ch...

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Features essays that apply the method to the broader question of differences between regular canons and monks and the narrower question of differen...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Meredith J. C. WarrenIllustration(s): 15 Line drawings, black and white; 53 Halftones, black and white; 2...

An ambitious introduction to the Apocrypha that encourages readers to reimagine what "canon" really meansPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s):...

The Venture of Islam has been honored as a magisterial work of the mind since its publication in early 1975. In this three-volume study, illustrate...

This book is a collection of milestone articles of a leading scholar in the study of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily, a crossroads of Latin-Christian,...

DescriptionHeretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of MuhammadIn European culture, Muhammad has been vili...

Reducere. The intrepid Blinkerton children grapple with many adventures when they travel back in time to the Middle Ages. Their guide book from the Good Time...

Reducere. This volume traces the development astrology from the 5th through 15th centuries, highlighted by interpretations from a variety of literary sources...

From wool and leather to silks, spices and gems, a fascinating journey through early international trade.Publisher: Amberley PublishingAuthor(s): H...

The first comprehensive study that situates Jewish messianism in its broader cultural, social, and religious contexts within the surrounding Christ...

The ancient Jewish life-giving balm in Psalms helps us recover our equilibrium in a world where so much knocks us off balance and steals our shalom...

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Reducere. A Comprehensive Study Written About Jewish Roots and Christian Believers Rapidly growing worldwide, the Hebrew Roots Movement promises to help beli...

The Middle Ages inherited from Antiquity a tradition of prophesy and gave it fresh and exuberant life. Drawing on a huge variety of contemporary so...

Reducere. How would the most cherished stories of Christianity, Judaism and Islam be different if women were the active central figures?This ground-breaking ...

This revised and expanded edition surveys the growth and development of magic in medieval times. Examining its relationship with religion, science,...

DescriptionThe images released by the Islamic State of militants smashing statues at ancient sites were a horrifying aspect of their advance across...

Rabbinic stories portraying heretics (minim) typically involve a conflict over biblical interpretation. Using previously untapped Christian materia...

DescriptionCastration and castrati have always been facets of western culture, from myth and legend to law and theology, from eunuchs guarding hare...