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  1. Greek thought, Arabic culture
    the Graeco-Arabic translation movement in Baghdad and early ʿAbbāsid society (2nd-4th/8th-10th centuries)
    Published: 1998
    Publisher:  Routledge, London

    "With the accession of the Arab dynasty of the 'Abbasids to power and the foundation of Baghdad, a Graeco-Arabic translation movement was initiated, and by the end of the tenth century, almost all scientific and philosophical secular Greek works that... more

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    "With the accession of the Arab dynasty of the 'Abbasids to power and the foundation of Baghdad, a Graeco-Arabic translation movement was initiated, and by the end of the tenth century, almost all scientific and philosophical secular Greek works that were available in late antiquity had been translated into Arabic. This book explores the social, political and ideological factors operative in early 'Abbasid society that sustained the translation movement

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9781134926350; 1134926359
    Subjects: Civilization, Arab; Greek language; Translating and interpreting; Greek language; Translating and interpreting; Civilization, Arab; Civilization, Arab; Translating and interpreting; Greek language; Arab World; Greek World; Literature; Science; Islam; Intellectual life; Translating and interpreting; Antike; Islam; Rezeption; Geschichte; Literatur; Übersetzung; Wetenschappelijke teksten; Vertalingen; Grieks; Arabisch; Middle East; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East; History & Archaeology; Civilisation arabe ; Influence grecque; Grec (langue) ; Traduction en arabe ; Histoire; Philosophie islamique ; Influence classique; Philosophie islamique ; Influence iranienne; Greek language ; Translating into Arabic; HISTORY ; World; Civilization, Arab ; Greek influences; Civilization, Arab ; Greek influences; History
    Other subjects: Abbasiden
    Scope: Online Ressource (xvii, 230 p.)
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-215) and indexes. - Description based on print version record

    The background of the translation movement: material, human, and cultural resourcesAl-Manṣūr: early ʻAbbāsid imperial ideology and the translation movement -- Al-Madhī and his sons: social and religious discourse and the translation movement -- Al-Maʼmūn: domestic and foreign policies and the translation movement -- Translation in the service of applied and theoretical knowledge -- Patrons, translators, translation -- Translation and history: developments from the translation movement -- Appendix. Greek words translated into Arabic. A bibliographical guide by subject.