The Abbasid House of Wisdom - Couverture souple

Ihsanoglu, Ekmeleddin

 
9781032347486: The Abbasid House of Wisdom

Synopsis

This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as 'The House of Wisdom' ('Bayt al-Hikma'), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars'.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu is a Turkish scholar and diplomat and a pioneer of studies of Ottoman Science and the history of institutions of learning. He was the founder and chair of the first Department of the History of Science in Turkey at the University of Istanbul, the IRCICA, the Turkish Society for the History of Science, and president of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science from 2001 to 2005. He is editor and co-author of many volumes, including 18 volumes of History of Ottoman Science Literature, laureate of Alexandre Koyré Medal.

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ISBN 10 :  1032347457 ISBN 13 :  9781032347455
Editeur : Routledge, 2022
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