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_b WATT 26669
100 1 _aWatt, W. Montgomery
_q(William Montgomery),
_d1909-
245 1 4 _aThe influence of Islam on medieval Europe /
_cW. Montgomery Watt.
260 _aEdinburgh :
_bEdinburgh University Press,
_c2004,
300 _aviii, 125 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aIslamic surveys ;
_v9
500 _a"Transferred to digital print 2004"--Title page verso
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIslamic 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.
520 _aIn 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.
541 _aOxbow
_cPurchase
_d2008-02-19
650 0 _aCivilization, Western
_xIslamic influences.
650 6 _aCivilisation occidentale
_xInfluence islamique.
650 7 _aCivilization, Western
_xIslamic influences.
650 7 _aInternational relations.
650 7 _aIslam
651 0 _aEurope
_xRelations
_zIslamic Empire.
651 0 _aIslamic Empire
_xRelations
_zEurope.
651 6 _aEurope
_xRelations
_zEmpire islamique.
651 6 _aEmpire islamique
_xRelations
_zEurope.
651 7 _aEurope.
651 7 _aIslamic Empire.
651 7 _aEuropa
830 0 _aIslamic surveys ;
_v9.
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