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Interreligious Transfers in the Middle Ages: The Case of Astrology

Interreligious Transfers in the Middle Ages: The Case of Astrology <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This article describes the discipline of astrology as an example of manifold interreligious contacts and transfers in the Middle Ages. Over against an image of the Middle Ages as being predominantly Christian and striving to violently suppress science, philosophy, and astrology, it is shown that in fact Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities shared common interests and participated in an ongoing communication, even if in polemical differentiation. The case of astrology also illuminates the intellectual ties between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, which are much stronger than traditional historiography would like to portray them as.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Religion in Europe Brill

Interreligious Transfers in the Middle Ages: The Case of Astrology

Journal of Religion in Europe , Volume 1 (1): 34 – Jan 1, 2008

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1874-8910
eISSN
1874-8929
DOI
10.1163/187489208X285468
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This article describes the discipline of astrology as an example of manifold interreligious contacts and transfers in the Middle Ages. Over against an image of the Middle Ages as being predominantly Christian and striving to violently suppress science, philosophy, and astrology, it is shown that in fact Christian, Muslim, and Jewish communities shared common interests and participated in an ongoing communication, even if in polemical differentiation. The case of astrology also illuminates the intellectual ties between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, which are much stronger than traditional historiography would like to portray them as.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

Journal

Journal of Religion in EuropeBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: EUROPE; PLURALISM; INTERRELIGIOUS TRANSFERS; SCIENCE; ASTROLOGY; RELIGION; MIDDLE AGES; SPAIN

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