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Greek thought, Arabic culture : the Graeco-Arabic translation movement in Baghdad and early ʻAbbāsid society (2nd-4th/8th-10th centuries) by Dimitri Gutas is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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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.<br>Greek Thought, Arabic Culture explores the major social, political and ideological factors that occasioned the unprecedented translation movement from Greek into Arabic in Baghda
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- Author
- Dimitri Gutas
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780415061322
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, History, Islam
- Rating
- 4.07 / 5 (65 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th/5th-10th c.) (Arabic Thought and Culture) (1998)
- Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th 5th-10th c.) (Arabic Thought & Culture) (1998)
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