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Mohammed and Charlemagne /

This posthumous work of the renowned scholar Henri Pirenne (originally published in 1939) offered a new and decisive explanation of the evolution of Europe from the time of Constantine to that of Charlemagne. His revolutionary ideas overthrew many of the most cherished conceptions concerning the Mid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pirenne, Henri, 1862-1935
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2008.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Islam ; v. 27.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This posthumous work of the renowned scholar Henri Pirenne (originally published in 1939) offered a new and decisive explanation of the evolution of Europe from the time of Constantine to that of Charlemagne. His revolutionary ideas overthrew many of the most cherished conceptions concerning the Middle Ages: namely that ""the Germanic invasions destroyed neither the Mediterranean unity of the ancient world, nor the essential features of Roman culture"" and that ""the cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the advance of Islam ... ""
Notas:Originally published: London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1939.
Translated from the French.
Originally published under the title: Mohomet et Charlemagne.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (293 pages)
ISBN:9781135030186
1135030189
1135030170
9781135030179
0203706889
9780203706886