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Arabic Thought and Islamic Societies (RLE Politics of Islam) (Paperback)
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Arabic Thought and Islamic Societies (RLE Politics of Islam) (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Politics of Islam
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This is a study of the structure and composition of the official
learning current in medieval Arabic culture. This comprises natural
sciences both exoteric and esoteric (medicine, alchemy, astrology
and others), traditional and religious sciences (such as theology,
exegesis and grammar), philosophical sciences such as metaphysics
and ethics, in addition to technical disciplines like political
theory and medicine, and other fields of intellectual endeavour.
The book identifies and develops a number of conceptual elements
common to the various areas of official Arabic scientific
discourse, and shows how these elements integrate these disparate
sciences into an historical epistemic unity. The specific profile
of each of these different sciences is described, in terms of its
conceptual content, but especially with reference to its historical
circumstances. These are seen to be embodied in a number of
institutional supports, both intellectual and social: paradigms,
schools of thought, institutions of learning, pedagogic techniques,
and a body of professionals, all of which combine to form definite,
albeit ever renewed, traditions of learning. Finally, an attempt is
made to relate Arabic scientific knowledge in the Middle Ages to
patterns of scientific and political authority. First published in
1986.
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