The Career and Writings of Demetrius Kydones
Title | The Career and Writings of Demetrius Kydones PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Ryder |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 312 |
Release | 2010-06-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004189440 |
Demetrius Kydones was a leading political and intellectual figure in fourteenth-century Byzantium, know especially for his translations of Aquinas and pro-western attitudes. This book examines Kydones’ career and writings in order to see what light they shed on Byzantine political and cultural developments in the period.
The Career and Writings of Demetrius Kydones
Title | The Career and Writings of Demetrius Kydones PDF eBook |
Author | Judith Gilliland |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 632 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Byzantine Empire |
ISBN |
Nicholas of Cusa and Islam
Title | Nicholas of Cusa and Islam PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Christopher Levy |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 278 |
Release | 2014-06-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004274766 |
To explore Christian-Muslim relations at the dawn of the modern age, this book examines Nicholas of Cusa’s seminal works on the Qur’an and world religions. It also considers Muslim responses to Christianity and other Christian writings on Islam.
Byzantines, Latins, and Turks in the Eastern Mediterranean World After 1150
Title | Byzantines, Latins, and Turks in the Eastern Mediterranean World After 1150 PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Harris |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 2012-11-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199641889 |
A detailed introduction provides a broad geopolitical context to the contributions and discusses at length the broad themes which unite the articles and which transcend traditional interpretations of the eastern Mediterranean in the later medieval period.
Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy
Title | Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Sgarbi |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 3618 |
Release | 2022-10-27 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 3319141694 |
Gives accurate and reliable summaries of the current state of research. It includes entries on philosophers, problems, terms, historical periods, subjects and the cultural context of Renaissance Philosophy. Furthermore, it covers Latin, Arabic, Jewish, Byzantine and vernacular philosophy, and includes entries on the cross-fertilization of these philosophical traditions. A unique feature of this encyclopedia is that it does not aim to define what Renaissance philosophy is, rather simply to cover the philosophy of the period between 1300 and 1650.
The Papacy and the Orthodox
Title | The Papacy and the Orthodox PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Edward Siecienski |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 529 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0190245255 |
The Papacy and the Orthodox examines the centuries-long debate over the primacy and authority of the Bishop of Rome, especially in relation to the Christian East, and offers a comprehensive history of the debate and its underlying theological issues. Siecienski masterfully brings together all of the biblical, patristic, and historical material necessary to understand this longstanding debate. This book is an invaluable resource as both Catholics and Orthodox continue to reexamine the sources and history of the debate.
Orthodox Constructions of the West
Title | Orthodox Constructions of the West PDF eBook |
Author | George E. Demacopoulos |
Publisher | Fordham Univ Press |
Total Pages | 380 |
Release | 2013-09-02 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0823252094 |
The category of the “West” has played a particularly significant role in the modern Eastern Orthodox imagination. It has functioned as an absolute marker of difference from what is considered to be the essence of Orthodoxy and, thus, ironically has become a constitutive aspect of the modern Orthodox self. The essays collected in this volume examine the many factors that contributed to the “Eastern” construction of the “West” in order to understand why the “West” is so important to the Eastern Christian’s sense of self.