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Book SynopsisThe Medieval World View, Third Edition, presents the presuppositions of medieval society in a systematic fashion by integrating brief, self-contained selections from primary texts and carefully captioned photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations.
Trade Review"Cook and Herzman is my favorite textbook for use in the classroom. . . . I can think of no better text to assign to my students for an overview of Christian thought from Paul up through the mendicant movement. I use the book in almost every course I teach."--Valerie Ramseyer, Wellesley College "The Medieval World View's great strength is its streamlined focus on the intellectual legacies of the Middle Ages."--Curtis Gruenler, Hope College
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Preface ; Introduction ; Time Line ; PART 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES ; 1. The Bible ; 2. The Classical Heritage ; 3. Early Christianity ; 4. Saint Augustine ; PART 2: THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD ; 5. Byzantium ; 6. Islam ; 7. The West After the Collapse of Roman Authority ; PART 3: THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES ; 8. Western Monasticism ; 9. The First Medieval Synthesis: The Carolingian World and Its Dissolution ; PART 4: THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES ; 10. Church, State, and Society ; 11. The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century ; 12. Francis of Assisi and the Mendicants ; PART 5: EPILOGUE ; 13. From Medieval to Renaissance ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
