Michael Pye (1) (1946–)
Auteur de The Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe
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Œuvres de Michael Pye
The Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe (2014) — Auteur — 772 exemplaires
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- Date de naissance
- 1946
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Relations
- Holm, John A. (husband)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 13
- Membres
- 1,472
- Popularité
- #17,454
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 35
- ISBN
- 136
- Langues
- 7
The triangle of Anglo Saxons, Irish, and Vikings intermingling is fascinating. The Roman Empire was well known for documentation, architecture, law and a desire to move the world forward. The former groups all but disdained those ideas, with the exception of a few who had the mind to preserve Roman knowledge, while the Christians did their best to imitate the same format, but rewrite it and use it as a self serving blueprint for Papal supremacy. What encompassed was a massive relearning of the ancient and classical world in the mindset of monotheism. Meanwhile we get hints of the Islamic world moving from beliefs that incorporated several religions into their own. And it is not hard to see just how cultured and educated they were compared to their European counterparts and what that would lead to.… (plus d'informations)