Mysteries of the Middle Ages the rise of feminism, science, and art from the cults of Catholic Europe
After the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today. On visits to the great cities of Europe--m...
| Main Author: | Cahill, Thomas. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
N.A. Talese,
c2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: |
Hinges of history ;
v. 5 |
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Series: Hinges of history
How the Irish saved civilization: the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe (Volume 1.)
The gifts of the Jews: how a tribe of desert nomads changed the way everyone thinks and feels (Volume 2.)
Desire of the everlasting hills: the world before and after Jesus (Volume 3.)
Sailing the wine-dark sea: why the Greeks matter (Volume 4.)
Mysteries of the Middle Ages: the rise of feminism, science, and art from the cults of Catholic Europe (Volume 5.)
Heretics and heroes: the exaltation of ego in the Renaissance and the Reformation (Volume 6.)