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How Greek science passed to the Arabs

by De Lacy O'Leary

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Publish Date

2001

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K. Paul, Distributed by Columbia University Press

Language

English

Pages

196

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Machine generated contents note: I. INTRODUCION I

II. HELLENISM IN ASIA 6

I. Hellenization of Syria 6

2. The Frontier Provinces Io

3. Foundation of Jundi-Shapur I4

4. Diocletian and Constantine 15

III. THE LEGACY OF GREECE 19

I. Alexandrian Science 19

2. Philosophy 21

3. Greek Mathematicians 29

4. Greek Medicine 34

IV. CHRISTIANITY AS A HELLENIZING FORCE 36

I. Hellenistic Atmosphere of Christianity 36

2. Expansion of Christianity 40

3. Ecclesiastical Organization 44

V. THE NETORIANs 47

I. First School of Nisibis 47

2. School of Edessa 50

3. Nestorian Schism 52

4. Dark Period of the Nestorian Church 62

5. The Nestorian Reformation 64

VI. THE MONOPHYsrrITES 73

i. Beginning of Monophysitism 73

2. The Monophysite Schism 75

3. Persecution of the Monophysites 80

4. Organization of the Monophysite Church 85

5. Persian Monophysites 90

VII. INDIAN INFLUENCE, I: THE SEA ROUTE 96

1. The Sea Route to India 96

2. Alexandrian Science in India 104

VIII. INDIAN INFLUENCE, II: THE LAND ROUTE I IO

I. Bactria I IO

2. The Road Through Marw I 17

IX. BUDDHISM AS A POSSIBLE MEDIUM I20

I. Rise of Buddhism I20

2. Did Buddhism Spread West? 122

3. Buddhist Bactria 126

4. Ibrahim ibn Adham 130

X. THE KHALIFATE OF DAMASCUS 131

I. Arab Conquest of Syria 131

2. The Family of Sergius I38

3. The Camp Cities 142

XI. THE KHALIFATE OF BAGHDAD 146

I. The 'Abbasid Revolution 146

2. The Foundation of Baghdad 148

XII. TRANSLATION INTO ARABIC 155

I. The First Translators I55

2. Hunayn ibn Ishaq I64

3. Other Translators 170

4. Thabit ibn Qurra 171

XIII. THE ARAB PHILOSOPHERS I76

NOTES 182

BIBLIOGRAPHY 189

INDEX 193.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-192) and index.

Published in: London, New York

Classifications

Library of Congress: DS36.82.G7 O44 2001, DS36.82.G7O44 2001, DS36.82.G7 O44 2016eb

The Physical Object

Pagination: vi, 196 p. ;
Number of pages: 196

ID Numbers

Open Library: OL3584033M
ISBN 10: 0710307470
LCCN: 2002281723
OCLC/WorldCat: 933433206, 49942890
Goodreads: 3173723

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How Greek science passed to the Arabs

by De Lacy O'Leary