Ulema and philosophers
By: un film concu̧ et écrit par Mahmoud Hussein ; réalisé par Philippe Calderon ; une co-production FIT Production, La Cinquième, Canal Sur Televisión.
Contributors: Hussein, Mahmoud.; Calderon, Philippe.; FIT Production (Firm); Cinquième (Firm); Canal Sur Televisión (Firm); Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: Lorsque le monde parlait arabe = When the world spoke Arabic : the golden age of Arab civilization -- 2 [i.e., 10]; Lorsque le monde parlait arabe -- 10.
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Format: Videorecording
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: Islamic law -- History.; Ulama -- History.; Philosophy, Arab -- History.
Other titles: Faith vs. reason in Islamic Arabia.; Croire, imaginer, penser : les ulemas et les philosophes.; Ulemas et les philosophes.; Believe, imagine, dream.; Ulema and philosophers: faith vs. reason in Islamic Arabia.
Description: "By replacing paganism with monotheism and tribal life with empire-building, the Arabs of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties effected a complete paradigm shift in their worldview.  This program studies the codification of Islamic law and assimilation of non-Arab texts--and the ensuing competition between the ulema, or doctors of the law, and the philosophers, who saw reason as an equal to divine enlightenment.  The contributions of key figures, including the Caliph al-Ma₂amun, Yaqub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi, Abu al-Nasr al-Farabi, Avicenna, Muhammad ibn Tufayl, and Averroes, are also examined"--Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site.
Notes: "11420-A-NT"--Cassette; "BVL11420"--Publisher's web site.

Film originally produced in 1999.

Narrated by Paul Barrett.

VHS format.

Narration in English.  Interviews in Spanish and French with English subtitles.

MMS copy: Public performance rights included; not for broadcasting for distance learning.