Medieval Literacy: A Compendium of Medieval Knowledge with the Guidance of C. S. Lewis By James Grote

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Caveat emptor This book contains little discussion it s basically lists along the lines of what every literate x should know doesn t provide a preview and as yet there are no reader reviews The publisher Fons Vitae does provide the book s table of contents in a sample file that can be viewed online Surprisingly many entries are Buddhist and Hindu terms The TOC shows that many list terms e. Medieval Literacy kindle app The Seven Sacraments Twelve Apostles Five Pillars of Islam exciting what are confined to a page or less This is information in its most basic and skeletal form Be sure you know what you re getting into Paperback This is a really excellent reference book It is not the sort of book one reads but rather consults though I did in fact read all of it it consists mostly of lists and tables of the knowledge that was fundamental to the worldview of the educated of the Middle Ages and is based largely on the scholarship and thought of C. EBook Medieval literacyplanet S Lewis I say the educated because I feel that medievalists sometimes forget that the esoterica of medieval thought were not necessarily available to everyone nevertheless this book illustrates well my point in a debate I used to have with a housemate and good friend He insisted we know so much now than anyone knew in the Middle Ages My contention was that educated people knew the same amount of information but they knew fundamentally different things Anyone delving into the intricacies of medieval theology of interpretations of Aristotelian philosophy would have to see my point I think Paperback This was a fun book Following in the tradition of the medievals Grote has lists for just about everything summarizing classical and Christian knowledge As he says this helps us understand the intellectual world of C. Kindle Medieval literacy definition S Lewis but the book has a wider purpose For those most of us who have not immersed ourselves in the classics this provides a helpful shortcut and introduction to the main concepts and intellectual imaginative architecture of Western civilization Grote also includes a sections on Islam as well as a Hinduism Buddhism His introductory essays to each section are also very helpful Paperback Taking a medieval approach in content as well as in form a compilation of lists this volume creates a foundation for the study of the medieval mindset by establishing the terms and concepts that scholars would have had in a common at the time an invaluable lingua franca With a pedagogical appeal this interdisciplinary book is a combination text reference and popular work that provides a fascinating intellectual history of the Middle Ages while complimenting the study of other works from that period Medieval Literacy A Compendium of Medieval Knowledge with the Guidance of C S Lewis.