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5.0 out of 5 stars
An indepth collection of Abbasid socio-cultural history,
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This review is from: Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period (The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature) (Paperback)
"Religion, learning and science in the Abbasid period" is a collection of scholarly essays on those categories. Although, largely written by Western scholars in the field, there are some nice essays from non-Western scholars. The chapter on "Arabic grammar" is excellent. The book is revealing in that it shows that Islamic scholarship was eons ahead of its time and certainly centuries ahead of contemporary European societies. The first Arabic dictionary is produced only 700 years ahead of Samuel Johnson's. It aslo shows Islam as a highly intellectual religion and its ability to reconcile both science and religion. Recommend it for anyone wirh a scholarly interest in the field.
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Religion, Learning and Science in the 'Abbasid Period (The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature) by M. J. L. Young (Hardcover - May 31, 1991)
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