Bibliograph

The meaning of the Middle Ages, a sociological and cultural history, Norman F. Cantor

Type

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The meaning of the Middle Ages, a sociological and cultural history, Norman F. Cantor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-315)

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The meaning of the Middle Ages

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

590557

Responsibility statement

Norman F. Cantor

Sub title

a sociological and cultural history

Table Of Contents

Prologue: perceptions of the medieval world -- The relevance of the Middle ages -- The modernity of medieval historiography -- Chapter one: the burden of the ancient world -- Politics and society -- Philosophy and religion -- Chapter two: the foundations of medieval Christianity -- The transition from Judaism to Christianity -- The church and the empire -- Patristic thought -- Chapter three: the early medieval world -- Understanding the early middle ages -- Social institutions: a functional model of the early Medieval European world -- Byzantium and Islam -- Chapter four: Europe in 1000 -- The Gregorian reform movement -- Militancy and power -- Chapter five: creativity and rebellion -- Intellectual expansion -- The romantic century -- Expressions of the liberation ethic -- Chapter six: the crisis of medieval culture -- Decline and decay -- The new intellectual climate -- Social groups and ideals in late medieval Europe -- Epilogue: beyond the middle ages -- The Renaissance and Reformation interpretation -- The industrialization interpretation -- The neo-humanist interpretation

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