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Vanished World
Chris Lowney
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Description for Vanished World
Paperback. Are Muslims, Christians, and Jews forever locked in a cycle of violence and resentment? Chris Lowney engages these questions by chronicling medieval Spain's impossibly panoramic history. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp halftone plates, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLC; HRAC; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
In a world torn by religious antagonism, lessons can be learned from medieval Spanish villages where Muslims, Christians, and Jews rubbed shoulders on a daily basis--sharing irrigation canals, bathhouses, municipal ovens, and marketplaces. Medieval Spaniards introduced Europeans to paper manufacture, Hindu-Arabic numerals, philosophical classics, algebra, citrus fruits, cotton, and new medical techniques. Her mystics penned classics of Kabbalah and Sufism. More astonishing than Spain's wide-ranging accomplishments, however, was the simple fact that until the destruction of the last Muslim Kingdom by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in 1492, Spain's Muslims, Christians, and Jews often managed to ... Read more
In a world torn by religious antagonism, lessons can be learned from medieval Spanish villages where Muslims, Christians, and Jews rubbed shoulders on a daily basis--sharing irrigation canals, bathhouses, municipal ovens, and marketplaces. Medieval Spaniards introduced Europeans to paper manufacture, Hindu-Arabic numerals, philosophical classics, algebra, citrus fruits, cotton, and new medical techniques. Her mystics penned classics of Kabbalah and Sufism. More astonishing than Spain's wide-ranging accomplishments, however, was the simple fact that until the destruction of the last Muslim Kingdom by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in 1492, Spain's Muslims, Christians, and Jews often managed to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195311914
SKU
V9780195311914
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About Chris Lowney
Chris Lowney served as a Jesuit seminarian for seven years, and later served JP Morgan & Co. as a Managing Director on three continents. A Vanished World follows his acclaimed, award winning first book, Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World. Lowney has raised money for charity by trekking the 500-mile medieval pilgrimage route to ... Read more
Reviews for Vanished World
"Masterfully tells of a time when Muslims, Christians, and Jews coexisted and flourished religiously, intellectually, and civilizationally."
John Esposito, author of What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam "Lowney tells the tale of coexistence, and its eventual unraveling, with detail, delicacy, and verve.... This bold and compassionate articulation of medieval Spanish history, with its complex interactions among Jews, Muslims, and Christians, ... Read more
John Esposito, author of What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam "Lowney tells the tale of coexistence, and its eventual unraveling, with detail, delicacy, and verve.... This bold and compassionate articulation of medieval Spanish history, with its complex interactions among Jews, Muslims, and Christians, ... Read more