Islamic Crosspollinations
Author | : Anna Akasoy |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105131691169 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Download or read book Islamic Crosspollinations written by Anna Akasoy and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of texts and ideas from ancient Greece passing through a monolithic Islam enroute to Christian Europe is now being reconsidered. In this book, classicists and other scholars point out some of the many paths of transmission of thought. Their topics include Greek myth and Arabic poetry at Qusayr 'Amra, the multi-lingual and multi-confessional maze of Islamic medicine, and memories of Egypt in medieval Venice.