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Success and suppression Arabic sciences and philosophy in the Renaissance

The Renaissance marked a turning point in Europe's relationship to Arabic thought. On the one hand, Dag Nikolaus Hasse argues, it was the period in which important Arabic traditions reached the peak of their influence in Europe. On the other hand, it is the time when the West began to forget, a...

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Main Author: Hasse, Dag Nikolaus (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press 2016
Series:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history
Subjects:
Renaissance
East and west
Europe > Civilization > Arab influences
Europe > Intellectual life > Arab influences
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: The Presence of Arabic Traditions
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Editions and Curricula
  • Chapter 2. Bio-Bibliography: A Canon of Learned Men
  • Chapter 3. Philology: Translators' Programs and Techniques
  • Part II: Greeks versus Arabs
  • Chapter 4. Materia medica: Humanists on Laxatives
  • Chapter 5. Philosophy: Averroes's Partisans and Enemies
  • Chapter 6. Astrology: Ptolemy against the Arabs
  • Chapter 7. Conclusion

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