Renaissance (disambiguation)

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The Renaissance was a period in European history in the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. It initially developed from the Italian Renaissance.

Renaissance may also refer to:

Cultural movements

  • Dinosaur renaissance, renewed academic and popular interest in dinosaurs from the late 1960s
  • Neo-Renaissance
    , a group of 19th century architectural revival styles
  • Nuclear renaissance, a possible nuclear power industry revival

In Africa

  • African Renaissance, the concept that African people and nations shall achieve cultural, scientific, and economic renewal
  • Arab Renaissance
    (Arabic: النهضة, an-Nahḍah), a cultural renaissance from the late 19th century in Egypt and the Arabic world
  • Ethiopian Renaissance, sociopolitical movement and national myth espousing positive attitude for traditions and history of Ethiopia

In the Americas

In Asia and Oceania

  • Bengali Renaissance
    , a cultural, social, intellectual and artistic movement during the British Indian Empire
  • Islamic Renaissance, a revival of the Islamic religion (not to be confused with Islamic Golden Age
    )
  • Persian Renaissance, a period in history which saw the rise of various native Iranian Muslim dynasties in the Iranian Plateau after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Iran and the fall of Sasanian Empire.
  • Māori renaissance, a late-20th-century revival in New Zealand
  • Sumerian Renaissance, outdated term for a perceived renaissance of Sumerian literature during the Ur III period
  • Timurid Renaissance, religious, scientific, and artistic historical period from 14th to 16th century

In Europe

Arts and entertainment

Music

Bands and labels

Albums

Songs

Film and television

Literature

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Businesses and organisations

Companies and establishments

Politics

Schools

Sports

Transportation

Other uses

See also