Description |
1 online resource (xii, 487 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), map |
Contents |
What God? (203-337) -- Swansongs (337-476) -- The flutter of blackbirds (440-613) -- Mad poets (597-735) -- An everlasting star in the west (722-824) -- The harrying of the heathen (825-972) -- Hermits in mail (972-1099) -- Uncle, what troubles you? (1099-1220) -- Love moves the sun and stars (1209-1321) -- Only death wakes us from dreaming (1321-1431) |
Summary |
A grand and sweeping narrative of the history of the Middle Ages from the fourth to the sixteenth centuries, encompassing the Eurasian landmass from North Africa to the Asian Steppes and Western Europe. Mark Gregory Pegg sheds light on how Christianity and Islam evolved out of a shared cultural and religious ferment, and what this dynamic exchange meant for the development of the West |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 20, 2023) |
Subject |
Religion -- History -- To 1500
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Religions -- Relations.
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Religion and state.
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Middle Ages.
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Middle Ages
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Religion
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Religion and state
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Religions -- Relations
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History.
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History.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2023000191 |
ISBN |
9780197690291 |
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0197690297 |
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0199392811 |
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9780199392827 |
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019939282X |
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9780191925672 |
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0191925675 |
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9780199392810 |
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9780192575579 |
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0192575570 |
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9780192575562 |
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0192575562 |
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