Arabic-Islamic views of the Latin West : tracing the emergence of medieval Europe / Daniel G. Kèonig.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191800689 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Civilization, Medieval | Civilization, Arab -- Western influences | Islamic civilization -- Western influences | Islam -- Relations -- Christianity -- History -- To 1500 | Arab countries -- History | Europe -- History -- 476-1492Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198737193DDC classification: 909.07 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The author offers an insight into how the Arabic-Islamic world perceived medieval Western Europe, refuting previous claims that the Muslim world regarded Western Europe as a cultural backwater, instead arguing for the presence of cultural and information flows between the two very different societies.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The author offers an insight into how the Arabic-Islamic world perceived medieval Western Europe, refuting previous claims that the Muslim world regarded Western Europe as a cultural backwater, instead arguing for the presence of cultural and information flows between the two very different societies.
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