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Stanislav JUŽNIČKeywords
First CrusadesChristian-Muslim Dialogue
Herman of Carinthia
Robert of Ketton
Thierry of Chartres
Avicenna
Muslim Sciences of 12th Century
History of Astrolabe-Astronomy-Astrology-Alchemy
Anna Komnene
Bogomil- Cathars’ Christian Heresies
Transportation and communications
HE1-9990
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The Mid-European Slovenian sciences’ cradle and swan song combined happened in Carinthia. Herman of Carinthia used to be that cradle. During Herman’s early 12th century people needed the trade and manufacture again after the disastrous demolition of Pax Romana. Ljubljana with its new name was noted in 1144, and somewhat later the city of Klagenfurt was established not far from the banks of the Drava River where Herman de Carinthia (*1110 St. Peter v Lesu on Lurnško polje (Sankt Peter in Holz, Lurnfeld); † 1167) saw his first daylight. For Herman the Muslims were the windows into lost Hellenic knowledge. Even more. Herman learned Arabic to translate Arabic compilations of Hellenic texts which he and his contemporaries considered far advanced from Hellenic originals. The first two crusades of Herman’s times were cruel for the Middle East, but they enabled the cultural exchange in the same times. Herman’s approach was therefore better and even more successful while here we could learn how he managed it.Date
2018-05-01Type
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oai:doaj.org/article:0a82808b08ce4baea5afb308a6531fb910.26337/2532-7623/JUZNIC
2532-7364
2532-7623
https://doaj.org/article/0a82808b08ce4baea5afb308a6531fb9