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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817332703321

Titolo

Religious confessions and the sciences in the sixteenth century / / edited by Jurgen Helm & Annette Winkelmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2001

ISBN

1-280-46464-X

9786610464647

1-4175-7340-6

90-474-0081-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Studies in European Judaism, , 1568-5004 ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

HelmJurgen <1962->

WinkelmannAnnette <1962->

Disciplina

291.1/75

Soggetti

Religion and science - History - 16th century

Judaism - History - Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789

Church history - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword to the Series; Preface; Contributors and Editors; Introduction; SECTION ONE: CHRISTIAN CONFESSIONS AND THE SCIENCES; SECTION TWO: WAYS OF TRANSMISSION; SECTION THREE: JUDAISM BETWEEN TRADITION AND SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES; Index of Names

Sommario/riassunto

This volume discusses the ways in which religious conviction and the development of the natural sciences and medicine influenced each other in the 16th century.