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, the author of this book 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 forg...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hasse, Dag Nikolaus (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2016.
Series:I Tatti studies in Italian Renaissance history.
Subjects:
Renaissance.
Civilization, Western > Arab influences.
Science and civilization.
Science > Arab countries > History.
Sciences et civilisation.
Sciences > États arabes > Histoire.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Science.
Arab countries.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Note on Terminology, Orthography, and Transliteration; 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.
  • Appendix: The Availability of Arabic Authors in Latin Editions of the RenaissanceAbbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index of Names; General Index.

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