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Inside the Medieval Mind : Knowledge
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Medieval science wasn't nonsense: it could conceive of a spherical Earth, for example. But the medieval scholar discerned both natural and supernatural forces at work in the cosmos, reading an ecli...
Medieval science wasn't nonsense: it could conceive of a spherical Earth, for example. But the medieval scholar discerned both natural and supernatural forces at work in the cosmos, reading an eclipse as a sign from God as well as the result of planetary movement, and populating even the most rigorous maps of the era with sea monsters. This program explores that fascinating conceptual dichotomy and the ways in which it evolved as the Dark Ages unfolded. Viewers discover how classical learning-derived from Arabic documents stored in Spanish libraries-lived on, almost literally, in the hands of Christian monks, while the implications of the voyages of Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, and other explorers are also vital topics.
Details
- Creator
- BBC Worldwide Ltd
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2010], c2008
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (58 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781616169961
- OCLC
- ocn741359800
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Aug. 03, 2010.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Medieval Mind (6:58) -- Medieval Map of the World (4:08) -- Medieval Monsters (2:59) -- Natural Phenomena & Religious Significance (3:50) -- Medieval Knowledge & Morality (2:47) -- Natural World & and Divine Guidance (3:56) -- Secular Learning (2:00) -- Cambridge University: Medieval Legacy (2:01) -- Spread of Knowledge (4:44) -- Greek Philosophers vs. Church Authorities (2:13) -- Thomas Aquinas (2:34) -- Medieval Scholarship: Rational Debate (1:47) -- Roger Bacon & Experimental Science (3:30) -- Roger Bacon & Visions of the Future (4:13) -- New Worlds of Knowledge (3:48) -- Travels of Marco Polo (2:23) -- New Horizons: Christopher Columbus (3:34) -- Program Credits (0:29)