| The Legend of the Middle Ages: Philosophical Explorations of Medieval Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Contributor(s): Brague, Rémi (Author), Cochrane, Lydia G. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0226070808 ISBN-13: 9780226070803 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Medieval - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 189 |
| LCCN: 2008028720 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.2 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume presents a penetrating interview and sixteen essays that explore key intersections of medieval religion and philosophy. With characteristic erudition and insight, RémiBrague focuses less on individual Christian, Jewish, and Muslim thinkers than on their relationships with one another. Their disparate philosophical worlds, Brague shows, were grounded in different models of revelation that engendered divergent interpretations of the ancient Greek sources they held in common. So, despite striking similarities in their solutions for the philosophical problems they all faced, intellectuals in each theological tradition often viewed the others' ideas with skepticism, if not disdain. Brague's portrayal of this misunderstood age brings to life not only its philosophical and theological nuances, but also lessons for our own time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cochrane, Lydia G.: - Lydia G. Cochrane has translated numerous books for the University of Chicago Press. |