Lost History
Subtitle: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: June 19, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781426200922
Subjects: Art styles not limited by date; History of science; Islamic & Arabic philosophy; Islamic studies; Religious groups; Islamic Art; Islamic History; History - General History; History: World; Middle East; History; History - General; Middle East - General; History / Middle East; Islam - History; Civilization, Islamic; Civilization, Western; Islamic influences; Muslim scientists
Description: Author Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science and culture lay the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden Ages of Islam, beginning in 570 a.d. with the birth of Muhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam--empirical thinkers who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman the Magnificent championed religious tolerance, encouraged intellectual inquiry, and sponsored brilliant artistic, architectural, and literary works. For anyone seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing modern society, this book provides new insight not only into Islam's historic achievements but also the ancient resentments that fuel today's bitter conflicts.--From publisher description.