Medieval essays / Christopher Dawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawson, Christopher, 1889-1970.

Series:

Works of Christopher Dawson

The Works of Christopher Dawson

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian civilization.

Civilization, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Catholic University of America Press, 1954.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medieval Essays is the mature reflection of one of the most gifted cultural historians of the twentieth century.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""The Study of Christian Culture""; ""The Christian East and the Oriental Background of Christian Culture""; ""The Christian West and the Fall of the Empire""; ""The Sociological Foundations of Medieval Christendom""; ""Church and State in the Middle Ages""; ""The Theological Development of Medieval Culture""; ""The Moslem West and the Oriental Background of Later Medieval Culture""; ""The Scientific Development of Medieval Culture""; ""The Literary Developmentof Medieval Culture""; ""The Feudal Society and the Christian Epic""

""The Origins of the Romantic Tradition""""The Vision of Piers Plowman""; ""Index""

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Sheed and Ward, 1954. With new introd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 14, 2014).

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ISBN:

0-8132-1818-7

OCLC:

861793347