How Greek science passed to the Arabs
By: by De Lacy O'Leary.
Publisher: K. Paul; Distributed by Columbia University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Civilization, Arab -- Greek influences.; Hellenism.; Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: I. INTRODUCION I; title: II. HELLENISM IN ASIA 6; title: I. Hellenization of Syria 6; title: 2. The Frontier Provinces Io; title: 3. Foundation of Jundi-Shapur I4; title: 4. Diocletian and Constantine 15; title: III. THE LEGACY OF GREECE 19; title: I. Alexandrian Science 19; title: 2. Philosophy 21; title: 3. Greek Mathematicians 29; title: 4. Greek Medicine 34; title: IV. CHRISTIANITY AS A HELLENIZING FORCE 36; title: I. Hellenistic Atmosphere of Christianity 36; title: 2. Expansion of Christianity 40; title: 3. Ecclesiastical Organization 44; title: V. THE NETORIANs 47; title: I. First School of Nisibis 47; title: 2. School of Edessa 50; title: 3. Nestorian Schism 52; title: 4. Dark Period of the Nestorian Church 62; title: 5. The Nestorian Reformation 64; title: VI. THE MONOPHYsrrITES 73; title: i. Beginning of Monophysitism 73; title: 2. The Monophysite Schism 75; title: 3. Persecution of the Monophysites 80; title: 4. Organization of the Monophysite Church 85; title: 5. Persian Monophysites 90; title: VII. INDIAN INFLUENCE, I: THE SEA ROUTE 96; title: 1. The Sea Route to India 96; title: 2. Alexandrian Science in India 104; title: VIII. INDIAN INFLUENCE, II: THE LAND ROUTE I IO; title: I. Bactria I IO; title: 2. The Road Through Marw I 17; title: IX. BUDDHISM AS A POSSIBLE MEDIUM I20; title: I. Rise of Buddhism I20; title: 2. Did Buddhism Spread West? 122; title: 3. Buddhist Bactria 126; title: 4. Ibrahim ibn Adham 130; title: X. THE KHALIFATE OF DAMASCUS 131; title: I. Arab Conquest of Syria 131; title: 2. The Family of Sergius I38; title: 3. The Camp Cities 142; title: XI. THE KHALIFATE OF BAGHDAD 146; title: I. The 'Abbasid Revolution 146; title: 2. The Foundation of Baghdad 148; title: XII. TRANSLATION INTO ARABIC 155; title: I. The First Translators I55; title: 2. Hunayn ibn Ishaq I64; title: 3. Other Translators 170; title: 4. Thabit ibn Qurra 171; title: XIII. THE ARAB PHILOSOPHERS I76; title: NOTES 182; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY 189; title: INDEX 193.