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There are two fundamental concepts which underlie medieval man’s view of his universe. The first is his belief that the Universe was created by God, and is therefore God-centred. The second is his belief that the Universe was coherently ordered, in the form of a hierarchy with God at the top.
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© 1985 Nigel Thomas and Richard Swan
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Thomas, N., Swan, R. (1985). The Religious and Scientific Background. In: The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07429-7_2
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