How Medieval Thinkers Analysed Cultural Differences

by John Marenbon

Medieval intellectuals were fascinated to compare their culture with others, often, though not always, looking at differences in religion. They did so using a number of different genres, among them dialogues between representatives of different 'laws' (i.e., religions), travellers' stories, geographies, philosophical treatises and ethnographic reports. The main focus will be on the twelfth to fourteenth centuries and on Western European Christian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839993634
• ISBN13: 9781839993633
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"