[Ansteorra] Ansteorra's Ages of Enlightenment

[Ld.blackmoon]

greetings

 ahh thank you .
shows i should go back and double check things more often ; )
Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
Arthur
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Zakes" <dontivar at gmail.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Ansteorra's Ages of Enlightenment


> At 07:28 PM 10/31/2011, you wrote:
>>*
>>"lol, sorry to have miss used a copyrighted phrase : /
>>but I chose " age of enlightenment " because the " renaissance " was
>>supposed to be the time when civilization had climbed out of the dark ages
>>and its peoples were said to have achieved new levels of enlightenment and
>>understanding .
>>
>>Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun .
>>Arthur
>>*
>>
>>The "Age of Enlightenment" occured after civilazation Europe was 
>>influenced
>>by Moors and Islam, correct?
>>
>>Blessed Blessed Blessed be the reigns of Mushir Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn
>>Hakim!
>>
>>
>>Respect and Loving Gratitude,
>>Pookie
>
>
> No, that was the Renaissance--a "rebirth" of culture, inspired in part by 
> access to many Greek and Roman writings that had been lost in Europe, but 
> were preserved by the Moslems.
>
> The Age of Enlightenment was , to quote Wikipedia, "...an elite cultural 
> movement of intellectuals in 18th century Europe that sought to mobilize 
> the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge. It 
> promoted intellectual interchange and opposed intolerance and abuses in 
> Church and state. "
>
>         -Tivar Moondragon
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