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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > >>Please be careful regarding "cross-fertilisation". >> >> >WHY? other than all scholarship should be careful, is there any particular >reason this matter of investigation requires a special warning? > not the matter of investigation but the interpretation of the remarkable fact that the prior of Norwich owned a copy of Qu'ran. >Which means that by 1312 European scholars in general knew that the Jews and >Arabs had manuscripts of particular value. Islamic influence in Europe must be significant at this point to warrant the establishment of 'Chairs.' > The intention is clearly stated: not interest in Islam, but getting better means to convert Muslims. Maybe we just have a different understanding of "cross-fertilisation". >The study of Islamic influences in Europe is and integral part of medieval >studies without which the study of medieval Europe is incomplete. > No doubt about this, and no doubt that there was cross-fertilisation but I think there are better proofs for it - you have listed some of them - than the prior's book. yours, h.w. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html