Ebook: Arabic-Islamic views of the Latin West : tracing the emergence of medieval Europe
Author: Daniel G. König
- Tags: Civilization Medieval, Civilization Arab, Western influences, Islamic civilization, Western influences, Islam, Relations, Christianity, History To 1500
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The author offers an insight into how the Arabic-Islamic world perceived medieval Western Europe, refuting previous claims that the Muslim world regarded Western Europe as a cultural backwater, instead arguing for the presence of cultural and information flows between the two very different societies.
Abstract: The author offers an insight into how the Arabic-Islamic world perceived medieval Western Europe, refuting previous claims that the Muslim world regarded Western Europe as a cultural backwater, instead arguing for the presence of cultural and information flows between the two very different societies