The Renaissance and Its Roots Outside Europe

The Renaissance is defined by most people as the birth of modern European society and its limits are drawn only along Christian Europe. Most studies that had dealt with Renaissance celebrated European society for its achievements in the revival of classical cultures and establishing the new period that is called Renaissance and that led modern Europe. All they had thought about the Renaissance is shaped without the inspirations of others. However, recent studies suggest that the Renaissance can only be understood through powerful influences that had come from outside Europe. This paper aims to show that the Renaissance owes much to the influences of others. Although Renaissance is a historical period that occurred in the borders of Europe, it can be said that without the Eastern world and the other cultures, it would be hard to talk about the Renaissance.

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