Medieval Christendom
The civilization and religious-political community of medieval Christian Europe, understood as a self-defining cultural sphere that oriented itself against external forces (particularly Islam) and articulated a distinctive cosmology of revealed religions and competing authorities.
Claims that use this term
- Medieval Christendom defined itself by expelling threatening forces beyond its perimeter
- Medieval Christendom conceived of exactly three revealed religions or laws
- Medieval Christendom framed Islam as inherently violent through Muhammad’s Medinan wars
- Medieval Christendom and Islam recognized overlapping bonds instead of single sovereign authority.