Humanistic Tradition Vol. 2 : Medieval Europe

Beginning with the birth of Christianity and of Buddhism, the second book of The Humanistic Tradition offers a wide-ranging look at the period from 0-1300 C.E.The book addresses the interaction between religion and culture in emerging Islamic societies while also drawing on art, music, literature, and architecture to draw a vivid portrait of life in Medieval Europe. It concludes with a discussion of the art and culture of medieval Asia - India, China, and Japan.

Medieval Europe and the World Beyond
The Shaping of the Middle Ages
A Flowering of Faith: Christianity and Buddhism
The Background to Christianity
From Apuleius: Initiation into the Cult of Isis
The Message of Jesus
From the Gospel of Matthew
The Teachings of Paul
From Paul: Epistle to the Church in Rome
The Spread of Christianity
Buddhism and the Message of the Budda
From the Buddha: Sermon at Benares and Sermon on Abuse
The Spread of Buddhism
The Language of Faith: Symbolism and the ArtsThe Christian Identity
The Nicene Creed
Saint Ambrose: "Ancient Morning Hymn"
From Saint Augustine: Confessions
From Saint Augustine: City of God Against The Pagans
The Buddhist Identity
The Islamic World: Religion and Culture The religion of Islam
From the Quran
Islamic Culture
Secular Islamic Poems
Rumi's Poems
From The Thousand and One Nights
The Medieval West
Patterns of Medieval Life The Germanic Tribes
From Beowulf
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
Feudal Society
From the Song of Roland
From Chrp¼tien de Troyes: Lancelot
Troubadour Poems
Christianity and the Medieval MindThe Church and the Promise of Salvation
From Pope Innocent III: On the Misery of the Human Condition
From Everyman
From Dante: Divine Comedy
The Power and Prestige of the Medieval Church
From Aquinas: Summa Theologica
The Medieval Synthesis in the ArtsThe Carolingian Abbey Church
The Romanesque Pilgrimage Church
The Gothic Cathedral
Stained Glass
Gothic Sculpture
Medieval Painting
Medieval Music
The World Beyond the West
Asian Civilizations: The Artistic RecordThe Medieval Period in India
From the Vishnu Purana
From The Treasury of Well-Turned Verse
The Medieval Period in China
Poems of the Tang and Song Eras
The Medieval Period in Japan
From Murasaki: Diary
From Zeami: Kadensho
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Humanistic Tradition Vol. 2 : Medieval Europe and the World Beyond

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