1st Edition
Bridging the Medieval-Modern Divide Medieval Themes in the World of the Reformation
Edited By James Muldoon
Copyright 2013
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The debate about when the middle ages ended and the modern era began, has long been a staple of the historical literature. In order to further this debate, and illuminate the implications of a longue durée approach to the history of the Reformation, this collection offers a selection of essays that address the medieval-modern divide. Covering a broad range of topics - encompassing legal, social,... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction: bridging the medieval-modern divide, James Muldoon; Medieval roots of the modern image of Islam: fact and fiction, Meriem Pages; Toleration in medieval Europe: theoretical principles and historical lessons, Cary J. Nederman; ’Atheism’ in late medieval travel writings, Margaret Kim; Purgatory and modernity, George Dameron; The revival of medieval biblical exegesis in the early modern world: the example of Carolingian biblical commentaries, Burton Van Name Edwards; Continuity or radical change? Care of the poor, medieval and early modern, Jeannine Olson; Rights, property, and the creation of international law, James Muldoon; ’A divine precept of fraternal union’: the maxim Quod omnes tangit in Anglo-American thought to the ratification of the constitution, Bruce Braisington; Afterword; Index.
Biography
James Muldoon
'Bridging the Medieval-Modern Divide lives up to its title. The essays contained within are varied and often quite differing in their approach to the historiography of the fuzzy distinction between the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... James Muldoon has inspired a most constructive work, one that will hopefully continue to flower and gradually fill the gap between the medieval and the early modern.' Sixteenth Century Journal
