Gloria Konig Fiero was born and raised in New York City. She earned her Masters degree in Art History at the
University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities at the Florida State University.
She has taught Humanities, World History, and Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has written and
lectured extensively on medieval and renaissance topics and on the arts of both East and West as they reflect the
human condition. She currently divides her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City.
Summary
Interdisciplinary
in approach and topical in focus, the sixth edition of The Humanistic
Tradition continues to bring to life humankind's creative legacy. With
more than 800 illustrations and some 150 literary sources in accessible
translations, this widely acclaimed humanities survey takes a global
perspective that is at once selective and engaging, and helps students
better understand the relationship between world cultures.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Book Two: Medieval Europe and the World Beyond
8 A Flowering of Faith: Christianity and BuddhismLooking Ahead
The Background to Christianity
The Rise of Christianity
The Teachings of Paul
The Spread of Christianity
The Rise of Buddhism
The Spread of Buddhism
Looking Back
9 The Language of Faith: Symbolism and the Arts Looking Ahead
The Christian Identity
The Buddhist Identity
Looking Back
10 The Islamic World: Religion and CultureLooking Ahead
The Religion of Islam
The Spread of Islam
Islamic Culture
Looking Back
11 Patterns of Medieval LifeLooking Ahead
The Germanic Tribes
Charlemagne and the Carolingian Renaissance
Early Medieval Culture
High Medieval Culture
Looking Back
12 Christianity and the Medieval MindLooking Ahead
The Christian Way of Life and Death
The Medieval Church
Looking Back
13 The Medieval Synthesis in the ArtsLooking Ahead
The Romanesque Church
The Gothic Cathedral
Medieval Painting
Medieval Music
Looking Back
14 The World Beyond the West: India, China, and JapanLooking Ahead
India
China
Japan
Looking Back
