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Why Study the Middle Ages?
Author
Title
Why Study the Middle Ages? / Kisha G. Tracy.
ISBN
9781802700701
9781641891974
Publication
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2022
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2022
Copyright Notice Date
©2022
Physical Description
1 online resource (118 pages).
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Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary
The study of the Middle Ages in every aspect of the modern liberal arts--the humanities, STEM, and the social sciences--has significant importance for society and the individual. There is a common belief that the peoples of the past were somehow exempt from (positive, especially) human nature, had less of a sense of morality (by any definition) than we do now, or were unaware of basic human dilemmas or triumphs. Relegating the Middle Ages to "primitive" distances us from close examination of what has not changed in society--or what has, which might not be for the better. Exploring and exploding these (mis)conceptions is essential to experience the benefits of a liberal education.
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Project MUSE complete collection 2022.
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Print version:
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2023
Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction : the Middle Ages and the liberal arts
The Middle Ages and the humanities
The Middle Ages and STEM
The Middle Ages and the social sciences
The significance of studying the Middle Ages
Conclusion : the connections among the arts.
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