Transcultural Communication: Encounter and Imagination among Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Middle Ages

Holdenried, A. (Organiser)

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Period	9 Jun 2016
Event type	Conference
Location	Rome, Italy

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Perception and contact involving Christians, Muslims and Jews in medieval European society is a complex history of exchange, benefit, rejection and conformity. Whether through direct contact, as among Christians and Jews in urban areas, or indirect, as with the transmission of Arabic scientific works, both fact and imagination were critical components of perception. This multi-disciplinary workshop explores these points of contact and evaluates their implications in terms of perception, understanding and dialogue