Forgetting Arabic : Oublier l'arabe /
"Why was Islamic philosophy, once the epitome of learning, eventually rejected by Muslims? And why, after assimilating it, did Europeans distance themselves from its formulators? This program seeks to understand the religious climate of the late Middle Ages, in which universities and madrassas...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish Arabic |
| Language Notes: | Narration in English. Interviews in various languages with English subtitles. |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
2004
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| Series: | Lorsque le monde parlait arabe ;
12. |
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| Summary: | "Why was Islamic philosophy, once the epitome of learning, eventually rejected by Muslims? And why, after assimilating it, did Europeans distance themselves from its formulators? This program seeks to understand the religious climate of the late Middle Ages, in which universities and madrassas became centers of power and models for evolving sociopolitical systems. The potentially heretical nature of philosophy is also analyzed--in Islamic lands the djinni of intellectuality was put back in the bottle, but in Christendom it escaped the control of those who used it, paving the way for Renaissance humanism"--Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site. |
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| Item Description: | On container: "The golden age of Arab civilization." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD ; fullscreen presentation. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Lionel Jan Kerquistel ; editor, Julie Billebault ; music, Bernhard Eisner ; narrator, Paul Barrett. |
| ISBN: | 0736532560 (Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site) 9780736532563 (Films for the Humanities & Sciences web site) |