Abbasid House of Wisdom: Between Myth and Reality
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Taylor & Francis Group
Place of publication:
Milton
Date:
2022
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1 online resource (109 pages)
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Englisch
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: Baghdad and the Rise of Interest in Foreign Sciences -- A Revisiting the Abbasid House of Wisdom -- B Short Note on the Proposed Origins of the House of Wisdom -- PART II: Creating A Myth -- PART III: Dissecting the Myth -- A Bayt al-Hikma and Translation Movement -- B Bayt al-Hikma as a University -- PART IV: What to Call a Library in Arabic? -- PART V: What Was the Abbasid Caliph's Library Called? -- PART VI: Was the House of Science an Arena for Debates? -- PART VII: What Was the Reality? -- A The Origin of Book Collections -- B Patronage Associated with the Library -- C The Library and Greek Books -- D Abbasid Caliphal Library and Persian Royal Libraries -- PART VIII: What Happened to the House of Wisdom? -- PART IX: The Impact -- PART X: Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Universität Erfurt
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha
Schloss Friedenstein
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
+49 361 737-5540
bibliothek.gotha(at)uni-erfurt.de
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha
Schloss Friedenstein
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
+49 361 737-5540
bibliothek.gotha(at)uni-erfurt.de
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2023-04-12
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