Title
Four Cultures of the West / John W. O'Malley.
ISBN
9780674041691
Published
Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2006
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (272 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.4159/9780674041691 doi
Dewey Decimal Classification
301
Summary
The workings of Western intelligence in our day--whether in politics or the arts, in the humanities or the church--are as troubling as they are mysterious, leading to the questions: Where are we going? What in the world were we thinking? By exploring the history of four "cultures" so deeply embedded in Western history that we rarely see their instrumental role in politics, religion, education, and the arts, this timely book provides a broad framework for addressing these questions in a fresh way.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction Athens and Jerusalem
Culture one Prophecy and Reform
Culture two The Academy and the Professions
Culture three Poetry, Rhetoric, and the Common Good
Culture four Art and Performance
Epilogue The Book of Our Experience
Notes
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Index
