Bridging the medieval-modern divide : medieval themes in the world of the Reformation / edited by James Muldoon.

Covering a broad range of topics - encompassing legal, social, cultural, theological and political history - the volume asks fundamental questions about how we regard history, and what historians can learn from colleagues working in other fields that may not at first glance appear to offer any obvio...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Muldoon, James, 1935-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2013.
Series:Catholic Christendom, 1300-1700.
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Table of Contents:
  • Medieval roots of the modern image of Islam: fact and fiction / Meriem Pages
  • Toleration in medieval Europe: theoretical principles and historical lessons / Cary Nederman
  • "Atheism" in 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.