Translation movement and acculturation in the medieval Islamic world /

This book investigates the transmission of knowledge in the Arab and Islamic world, with particular attention to the translation of material from Greek, Persian, and Sanskrit into Arabic, and then from Arabic into Latin in medieval Western Europe. While most modern scholarly works have addressed con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bsoul, Labeeb Ahmed (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Subjects:	Transmission of texts > Islamic countries > History. Islamic countries > Intellectual life. Islamic countries > Relations. Intellectual life. International relations. Transmission of texts. Islamic countries. History.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Roles Experienced by the Translation Movement
2. Translation Methods and Factors for Its Advancement
3. Translation Centres
4. Early Islamic Translation: Second/Eighth-Fourth/Tenth Centuries
5. The Translation Movement in the Third/Ninth Century
6. Caliphs and Dignitaries Sponsors of the Translation Movement
7. The Toledo School of Translation
8. Early Islamic Translation and al-Muthāqafa (Cultural Exchange)
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.