From Hellenism to Islam

From Hellenism to Islam

Author: Hannah Cotton

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-09-03

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0521875811

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This book considers how languages, peoples and cultures in the Near East interacted over the millennium between Alexander and Muhammad.


Islam and Christianity in Medieval Anatolia

Islam and Christianity in Medieval Anatolia

Author: Dr Bruno De Nicola

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 1472448634

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This volume offers a comparative approach to understanding the spread of Muslim culture in medieval Anatolia. It aims to reassess work in the field since the 1971 classic by Speros Vryonis, The Decline of Hellenism in Asia Minor and the Process of Islamization which treats the process of transformation from a Byzantinist perspective. Essays examine the Christian experience of living under Muslim rule, consider encounters between Christianity and Islam in art and intellectual life, and focus on the process of Islamisation as understood from the Arabic, Persian and Turkish textual evidence.


A History of Islamic Philosophy

A History of Islamic Philosophy

Author: Majid Fakhry

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780231132206

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The first comprehensive survey of Islamic philosophy from the seventh century to the present, this classic discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. Fakhry shows how Islamic philosophy has followed from the earliest times a distinctive line of development, which gives it the unity and continuity that are the marks of the great intellectual movements of history.


Socrates and the Jews

Socrates and the Jews

Author: Miriam Leonard

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-06-15

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0226472477

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Taking on the question of how the glories of the classical world could be reconciled with the Bible, this book explains how Judaism played a vital role in defining modern philhellenism.


How Greek Science Passed On To The Arabs

How Greek Science Passed On To The Arabs

Author: Delacy O'Leary

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1317847482

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First published in 2002. The history of science is one of knowledge being passed from community to community over thousands of years, and this is the classic account of the most influential of these movements -how Hellenistic science passed to the Arabs where it took on a new life and led to the development of Arab astronomy and medicine which flourished in the courts of the Muslim world, later passing on to medieval Europe. Starting with the rise of Hellenism in Asia in the wake of the campaigns of Alexander the Great, O'Leary deals with the Greek legacy of science, philosophy, mathematics and medicine and follows it as it travels across the Near East propelled by religion, trade and conquest. Dealing in depth with Christianity as a Hellenizing force, the influence of the Nestorians and the Monophysites; Indian influences by land and sea and the rise of Buddhism, O'Leary then focuses on the development of science during the Baghdad Khalifate, the translation of Greek scientific material into Arabic, and the effect for all those interested in the history of medicine and science, and of historical geography as well as the history of the Arab world.


Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism

Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism

Author: Scott B. Noegel

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2002-09-26

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 0810866102

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Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and understanding. Entries are drawn from five main fields: 1. Ancient Near Eastern Studies 2. Bible and Biblical Studies 3. Judaism and Jewish Studies 4. The Quran and Quranic Studies 5. Islam and Islamic Studies Noegel and Wheeler treat each entry as a compilation of relevant data culled from these different traditions in order to take the reader beyond the expected parameters of research. Originally envisioned as an initial resource for students of comparative religion, the extensive chronology, bibliography, list of acronyms, and the overall accessibility of the passages make the Dictionary suitable for a much wider audience.


Hellenic Temples and Christian Churches

Hellenic Temples and Christian Churches

Author: Vasilios Makrides

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0814795684

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Highlights the patterns of development, continuity, and change that have characterized the Greece's long and unique religious history. This book demonstrates the diversity and plurality that has characterized Greece's religious landscape across history.