The Medieval World View: An Introduction

Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Time Line PART 1: FOUNDATIONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES 1. The Bible 2. The Classical Heritage 3. Early Christianity 4. Saint Augustine PART 2: THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD 5. Byzantium 6. Islam 7. The West After the Collapse of Roman Authority PART 3: THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES 8. Western Monasticism 9. The First Medieval Synthesis: The Carolingian World and Its Dissolution PART 4: THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES 10. Church, State, and Society 11. The Renaissance of the Twelfth Century 12. Francis of Assisi and the Mendicants PART 5: EPILOGUE 13. From Medieval to Renaissance Notes Bibliography Index