{"product_id":"the-science-of-music-knowledge-production-in-medieval-baghdad-and-beyond-hardback-9781009502542","title":"The Science of Music; Knowledge Production in Medieval Baghdad and Beyond (Hardback) 9781009502542","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Science of Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eKnowledge Production in Medieval Baghdad and Beyond\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book expands our understanding of the place and tools of musical knowledge production in the Islamic world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMohammad Sadegh Ansari (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009502542, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e246 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 1.6 cm, 0.489 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Ansari's rich monograph on the branch of Islamic mathematics known as music is a significant achievement. Patient textual analysis, careful social and intellectual history, and insightful reflections about the place of music in the history of science make this book an inviting entryway into a fascinating world awaiting discovery.' Alexandre M. Roberts, University of Southern California\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow did the medieval Islamic intellectual tradition conceptualize, produce, and disseminate scientific knowledge? What can we learn about medieval Islamic civilizations from the way they examined and studied the universe? In answering these fundamental questions, Mohammad Sadegh Ansari provides a unique perspective for the study of both musicology and intellectual history. Widely considered to be an art today, music in the medieval Islamic world was categorized as one of the four branches of the mathematical sciences, alongside arithmetic, geometry, and astronomy; indeed, some philosophers and scholars of music went as far as linking music with medicine and astrology as part of an interconnected web of cosmological knowledge. This innovative book raises fascinating questions about how designating music a 'science' rather than an 'art' impacts our understanding of truth and reconstructs a richly holistic medieval system of knowledge in the process.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Music and Mathematics in an Interconnected Web of Cosmic Relations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Learning the Science of Music in Medieval Baghdad\u003cbr\u003e 3. Al-Urmawi's Baghdad Before and After the Coming of the Mongols\u003cbr\u003e 4. al-Urmawi Goes to the Mustansiriyya: How to Learn the Science of Music\u003cbr\u003e 5. Note, Sharpness, and Heaviness\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ratio and Interval\u003cbr\u003e 7. Consonance and Dissonance\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Middle Eastern history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Middle Eastern history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Middle%20Eastern%20history%20%5BHBJF1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52511051088152,"sku":"9781009502542","price":73.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-science-of-music-knowledge-production-in-medieval-baghdad-and-beyond-hardback-9781009502542","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}