| Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period Contributor(s): Young, M. J. L. (Editor), Latham, J. D. (Editor), Serjeant, R. B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521327636 ISBN-13: 9780521327633 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $240.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1990 Annotation: This volume of the Cambridge History of Arabic Literature deals with writings on learned subjects from the 'Abbasid period (8th to 13th centuries AD), the golden age of Arabic literature. These cover a wide area, from philosophy, theology and law, through grammar and lexicography, to mathematics, astronomy and medicine. There are separate chapters on six of the greatest scholars of the period, on the development of translations from Greek into Arabic, and on the Arabic literature of the Christians and Jews who lived under the rule of the 'Abbasid caliphate. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 909.097 |
| LCCN: 90001549 |
| Series: Cambridge Energy Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.63" H x 6.34" W x 9.24" (2.42 lbs) 612 pages |