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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100415061334

ISBN-139780415061339

eBay Product ID (ePID)605114

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Number of Pages252 Pages

Publication NameGreek Thought, Arabic Culture : The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th/5th-10th C. )

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

SubjectCivilization, Ancient / General, Ethnic Studies / General, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin), Translating & Interpreting, Middle East / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorDimitri Gutas

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN97-042761

IllustratedYes

SynopsisDimitri Gutas provides a stimulating, erudite and well-documented survey of this key movement in the transmission of ancient Greek culture to the Middle Ages.From the middle of the eighth century to the tenth century, almost all non-literary and non-historical secular Greek books, including such diverse topics as astrology, alchemy, physics, botany and medicine, that were not available throughout the Eastern Byzantine Empire and the Near East were translated into Arabic.Greek Thought, Arabic Culture explores the major social, political and ideological factors that occasioned the unprecedented translation movement from Greek into Arabic in Baghdad, the newly founded capital of the Arab dynasty of the 'Abbasids', during the first two centuries of their rule. Dimitri Gutas draws upon the preceding historical and philological scholarship in Graeco-Arabic studies and the study of medieval translations of secular Greek works into Arabic and analyses the social and historical reasons for this phenomenon.Dimitri Gutas provides a stimulating, erudite and well-documented survey of this key movement in the transmission of ancient Greek culture to the Middle Ages., From the middle of the eighth century to the tenth century, almost all non-literary and non-historical secular Greek books, including such diverse topics as astrology, alchemy, physics, botany and medicine, that were not available throughout the eastern Byzantine Empire and the Near East, were translated into Arabic. Greek Thought, Arabic Culture explores the major social, political and ideological factors that occasioned the unprecedented translation movement from Greek into Arabic in Baghdad, the newly founded capital of the Arab dynasty of the 'Abbasids', during the first two centuries of their rule. Dimitri Gutas draws upon the preceding historical and philological scholarship in Greco-Arabic studies and the study of medieval translations of secular Greek works into Arabic and analyses the social and historical reasons for this phenomenon. Dimitri Gutas provides a stimulating, erudite and well-documented survey of this key movement in the transmission of ancient Greek culture to the Middle Ages.

LC Classification NumberDS36.82.G7G88 1998