Greek Thought, Arab Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasid Society (2nd-4th/8th-10th centuries)

Greek Thought, Arab Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasid Society (2nd-4th/8th-10th centuries)

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With the accession of the Arab dynasty of the 'Abbasids to power and the foundation of Baghdad, a Graeco-Arabic translation movement was initiated, and by the end of the tenth century, almost all scientific and philosophical secular Greek works that were available in late antiquity had been translated into Arabic. This book explores the social, political and ideological factors operative in early 'Abbasid society that sustained the translation movement.

Greek Thought, Arab Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasid Society (2nd-4th/8th-10th centuries),Dimitri Gutas,Routledge,0415061334,Ancient - General,Civilization, Arab,Ethnic Studies - General,Greek influences,Greek language,History,History - General History,Intellectual life,Islamic Empire,Middle East - General,Social Science,Sociology,Translating and interpreting,Translating into Arabic,World - General,Ancient (Classical) Greek,Arabian peninsula,Arabic,Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500,Byzantine Empire,Literary studies: classical, early & medieval,Social Science / Ethnic Studies,Translation & interpretation,c 1000 CE to c 1500,c 500 CE to c 1000 CE

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