TY  - BOOK
AU  - Watt,W.Montgomery
TI  - The influence of Islam on medieval Europe
T2  - Islamic surveys
SN  - 0748605177
AV  - CB251 .W38 2004
U1  - 940.1088297 23
PY  - 2004///,
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Civilization, Western
KW  - Islamic influences
KW  - Civilisation occidentale
KW  - Influence islamique
KW  - International relations
KW  - Islam
KW  - Europe
KW  - Relations
KW  - Islamic Empire
KW  - Empire islamique
KW  - Europa
N1  - "Transferred to digital print 2004"--Title page verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; Islamic presence in Europe. The aim -- The Muslim invasion of Spain -- The Arabs in Sicily and Italy -- The motives of Arab expansion -- The distinctive character of the Islamic impact -- Islamic presence and European response -- Commerce and technology. The palce of trade in Islamic lands -- Trade between western Europe and the Islamic world -- Techniques connected with sea-faring -- Agricultural products and minerals -- The arts of 'gracious living' -- The mingling of cultures in Moorish Spain -- The spread of Islamic culture into Europe -- Arab achievements in science and philosophy. Mathematics and astronomy -- Medicine -- Other sciences -- Logic and metaphysics -- Reconquista and Crusade. The course of the Reconquista in Spain -- The significance of the Reconquista -- The growth of the idea of Crusade -- The launching of the Crusades and their course -- The significance of the Crusades for Europe -- Science and philosophy in Europe. First contacts with Arab science -- The great period of translation -- The development of mathematics and astronomy in Europe -- Medicine in Europe -- Logic and metaphysics -- Islam and European self-awareness. The distorted image of Islam -- The contrasting image of Europe -- The different situation in the Islamic world -- The significance for Europe of the meeting with Islam -- List of English words derived from Arabic
N2  - In this book the author traces the influence of Islam in medieval Europe, looking in detail at commerce, science and technology, philosophy, and the development of European self-awareness
ER  -