{"product_id":"religion-learning-and-science-in-the-abbasid-period-paperback-9780521028875","title":"Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521028875","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReligion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritings in learned subjects from the period eighth to thirteenth centuries, AD.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eM. J. L. Young (Edited by), J. D. Latham (Edited by), R. B. Serjeant (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521028875, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e612 pages, 10 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15 x 3.5 cm, 0.889 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe five centuries of the 'Abbasid period (eighth to thirteenth centuries AD) were the golden age of Arabic literature. They saw the appearance not only of poetry and belles-lettres (which are covered in a previous volume), but also of an extensive body of writings concerned with subjects ranging from theology and law to history and the natural sciences. This volume of The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature surveys the most important of these writings, including the literature of Sunnism and Shi'ism, Arabic philosophy, Sufism, Islamic law, grammar, lexicography, administration, historiography, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, geography, alchemy and medicine. It contains separate chapters on six of the greatest scholars of the Middle Ages, as well as on the Arabic literature of the Christians and Jews who lived under the rule of the 'Abbasid caliphate, and includes a study of one of the great cultural movements of the period, the translations from Greek into Arabic.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of plates\u003cbr\u003e Editorial preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Map\u003cbr\u003e 1. Sunni theology Salvador Gómez Nogales\u003cbr\u003e 2. Shi'i theological literature I. K. A. Howard\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ibadi theological literature J. C. Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quranic exegesis John Burton\u003cbr\u003e 5. The prose literature of Sufism Caesar E. Farah\u003cbr\u003e 6. Philosophical literature Muhsin Mahdi\u003cbr\u003e 7. Arabic lexicography M. G. Carter\u003cbr\u003e 8. Arabic grammar M. G. Carter\u003cbr\u003e 9. Islamic legal literature P. W. Baker and I. D. Edge\u003cbr\u003e 10. Administrative literature C. E. Bosworth\u003cbr\u003e 11. Arabic biographical writing M. J. L. Young\u003cbr\u003e 12. History and historians Claude Cahen\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fatimid history and historians Abbas Hamdani\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mathematics and applied science Donald R. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 15. Astronomy David A. King\u003cbr\u003e 16. Astrology David Pingree\u003cbr\u003e 17. Geographical and navigational literature J. F. P. Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e 18. The literature of Arabic alchemy Donald R. Hill\u003cbr\u003e 19. Arabic medical literature Haskell D. Isaacs\u003cbr\u003e 20. Al-Kindi Fritz W. Zimmerman\u003cbr\u003e 21. Al-Razi Albert Z. Iskandar\u003cbr\u003e 22. Al-Farabi Alfred L. Ivry\u003cbr\u003e 23. Ibn Sina Salvador Gómez Nogales\u003cbr\u003e 24. Al-Biruni and the sciences of his time George Saliba\u003cbr\u003e 25. Al-Ghazali Adib Nayif Diyab\u003cbr\u003e 26. Christian Arabic literature in the 'Abbasid period Samir Khalil Samir, SJ\u003cbr\u003e 27. Judaeo-Arabic literature Paul B. Fenton\u003cbr\u003e 28. The translation of Greek materials into Arabic L. E. Goodman\u003cbr\u003e 29. Didactic verse Safa' Khulusi\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006210887960,"sku":"9780521028875","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521028875i_4350c0e9-8a1d-480f-9fca-d04d3a7ac497.jpg?v=1694964847","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/religion-learning-and-science-in-the-abbasid-period-paperback-9780521028875","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}