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The influence of Islam on medieval Europe / W. Montgomery Watt.

By: Watt, W. Montgomery (William Montgomery), 1909-Material type: TextTextSeries: Islamic surveys ; 9.Publication details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2004, Description: viii, 125 pages ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0748605177; 9780748605170Subject(s): Civilization, Western -- Islamic influences | Civilisation occidentale -- Influence islamique | Civilization, Western -- Islamic influences | International relations | Islam | Europe -- Relations -- Islamic Empire | Islamic Empire -- Relations -- Europe | Europe -- Relations -- Empire islamique | Empire islamique -- Relations -- Europe | Europe | Islamic Empire | EuropaDDC classification: 940.1088297 LOC classification: CB251 | .W38 2004Other classification: EH 5365
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.