Religion and Culture in Medieval Islam (Levi Della Vida Symposia)
Contributors: Richard G. Hovannisian (Editor); Georges Sabagh (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780521623506
Subjects: Cultural studies; Islam; Islamic studies; Medieval; Islamic History; Medieval World History (Circa 450 - Circa 1450); Social Science; Religion - World Religions; History: World; Islam - General; History / Middle East; Ethnic Studies - General; Civilization, Islamic
First sentence: In the Middle Ages, the intimate relation between religion and culture was nowhere more intimate or interrelated than in a movement later named "scholasticism."
Description: "George Makdisi has brought together six of the most distinguished scholars in the field to explore the religion and culture of medieval Islam. The book will be of interest to a broad range of scholars, including Islamicists, European historians, and students of science, philosophy, literature and religious studies."--Jacket.