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The Abbasid House Of Wisdom
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Author : Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-08-01
The Abbasid House Of Wisdom written by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-01 with History categories.
This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as "The House of Wisdom" ("Bayt al-Hikma"), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars’. This book places the palace library within the framework of the multifaceted cultural and scientific activities in the era of the caliphs, Harun al-Rashid and al-Ma’mun, generally regarded as the Golden Age of Islamic civilization. The author studies the first references to the House of Wisdom in European sources and shows how misconceptions arose because of incorrect translations of Arabic manuscripts and also because of how scholars overlooked the historical context of the library in ways that reflected their own cultural and national ambitions. The Abbasid House of Wisdom is perfect for scholars, students, and the wider public interested in the scientific and cultural activities of the Islamic Golden Age.
The Abbasid House Of Wisdom
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Author : Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022-08
The Abbasid House Of Wisdom written by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08 with History categories.
"This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as 'The House of Wisdom' ('Bayt al-Hikma'), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars'. This book places the palace library within the framework of the multifaceted cultural and scientific activities in the era of the caliphs, Harun al-Rashid and al-Ma'mun, generally regarded as the Golden Age of Islamic civilization. The author studies the first references to the House of Wisdom in European sources and shows how misconceptions arose because of incorrect translations of Arabic manuscripts and also because of how scholars overlooked the historical context of the library in ways that reflected their own cultural and national ambitions. The Abbasid House of Wisdom is perfect for scholars, students and the wider public interested in the scientific and cultural activities of the Islamic Golden Age"--
The House Of Wisdom
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Author : Jonathan Lyons
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-04-04
The House Of Wisdom written by Jonathan Lyons and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-04 with History categories.
Traces the scientific and philosophical achievements of medieval Arab scholars, exploring such topics as the advances of a group of minds from the royal library of Baghdad and the invaluable contributions they made to Western culture and the Renaissance era.
The House Of Wisdom
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Author : Jim Al-Khalili
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2011-03-31
The House Of Wisdom written by Jim Al-Khalili and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-31 with History categories.
A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance. Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of Western science had their roots in the Arab world of the middle ages, a period when much of Western Christendom lay in intellectual darkness. Jim al- Khalili, a leading British-Iraqi physicist, resurrects this lost chapter of history, and given current East-West tensions, his book could not be timelier. With transporting detail, al-Khalili places readers in the hothouses of the Arabic Enlightenment, shows how they led to Europe's cultural awakening, and poses the question: Why did the Islamic world enter its own dark age after such a dazzling flowering?
1001 Inventions
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Author : Salim T. S. Al-Hassani
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Release Date : 2012-02-28
1001 Inventions written by Salim T. S. Al-Hassani and has been published by National Geographic Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Inventions categories.
"Imagine it is the seventh century. As most of Europe continues its descent into a long period of intellectually dormancy, a quiet yet powerful academic revolution is erupting in another corner of the world. Over the next centuries, the geniuses of Muslim society will thrust the boundaries of knowledge forward to such a degree that their innovations still shape civilizations to this day. The staggering achievements of these men and women influenced the development of modern mathematics, science, engineering, and medicine. 1001 Inventions: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization sheds new light on this golden era that was once lost to so many, and celebrates the heritage that we all share"--Page 4 of cover.
Jackie Tempo And The House Of Wisdom
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Author : Suzanne Litrel
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2012-04-20
Jackie Tempo And The House Of Wisdom written by Suzanne Litrel and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-20 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Baghdad, 927 C.E. Deep in the heart of the famous House of Wisdom hides a terrible secret, ready to unleash a destructive force on humanity. But the truth will be revealed only to those deemed most worthy. As murder and terror lurk amongst shadows of the Abbasid world, a visitor from the twenty-first century seeks to tap into its deadly powers. There is no stopping Devon Pearsonor so he thinks. Meanwhile, far into the future, sophomore Jackie Tempo is finally starting to adjust to life at her new high school after the disappearance of her parents. As she struggles with her research on the Golden Age of Islam, she must rely on the wisdom of ancient books to help her. But when she and an unlikely friend suddenly find themselves catapulting back into the past, Jackie soon discovers that the books are not books at all, but instead, portals to a secret world. With the help of a scholar, a harem woman, and a jinni, Jackie begins a dangerous journey to uncover the truth and find her parents. In the third book in the Jackie Tempo series, a teenager risks everythingincluding the fate of humankindin her quest to find her way back home.
The History And Achievements Of The Islamic Golden Age
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language : en
Publisher:
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The History And Achievements Of The Islamic Golden Age written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History, Ancient categories.
During the Abbasid Empire, Baghdad's House of Wisdom was the world's preeminent center for translation and original research. Find out why translation flourished in this era, and meet two of the Golden Age's most important translators: Hunayan Ibn Ishaq and al-Kindi. Then consider the intellectual legacy of the Arabic translation movement.
Greek Thought Arabic Culture
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Author : Dimitri Gutas
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1998
Greek Thought Arabic Culture written by Dimitri Gutas and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Foreign Language Study categories.
With the accession of the Arab dynasty of the 'Abbasids to power and the foundation of Baghdad, a Graeco-Arabic translation movement was initiated, and by the end of the tenth century, almost all scientific and philosophical secular Greek works that were available in late antiquity had been translated into Arabic. This book explores the social, political and ideological factors operative in early 'Abbasid society that sustained the translation movement.
The Great Caliphs
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Author : Amira K. Bennison
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2011-07-30
The Great Caliphs written by Amira K. Bennison and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-30 with History categories.
The flowering of the 'Abbasid caliphate between 750 and 1258 CE is often considered the classical age of Islamic civilization. In the preceding 120 years the Arabs had conquered much of the known world of antiquity and established a vast empire stretching from Spain to China. But was this empire really so very different, as has sometimes been claimed, from what it superseded? The Great Caliphs creatively explores the immense achievements of the 'Abbasid age through the lens of Mediterranean history. When the Umayyad caliphs were replaced by the 'Abbasids in 750, and the Arab capital moved to Baghdad, Iraq quickly became the centre not only of an imperium but also of a culture built on the foundations of the great civilizations of antiquity: Greece, Rome, Byzantium and Persia. Debunking popular misconceptions about the Arab conquests, Amira Bennison shows that, far from seeing themselves as purging the 'occidental' culture of the ancient world with a 'pure' and 'oriental' Islamic doctrine, the 'Abbasids perceived themselves to be as much within the tradition of Mediterranean and Near Eastern empire as any of their predecessors. Like other outsiders who inherited the Roman Empire, the Arabs had as much interest in preserving as in destroying, even while they were challenged by the paganism of the past. Indebted to that past while building creatively on its foundations, the 'Abbasids and their rulers inculcated and nurtured precisely the 'civilized' values which western civilization so often claims to represent.
The Hall Of Wisdom
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Author : Alastair Macleod
language : en
Publisher: BookRix
Release Date : 2018-03-22
The Hall Of Wisdom written by Alastair Macleod and has been published by BookRix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-22 with Fiction categories.
The culture of the Middle East contains a vast repository of stories. Circulating for hundreds of years in oral form, and often told by professional storytellers in the marketplace, the West became aware of them initially through Bible stories, and later through versions of the Arabian Tales in The One Thousand and One Nights. Complex and often multilayered, connected to Sufist thought, these stories can reveal deep psychological understanding of human behaviour, as well as humour and life guidance to the reader.