Arabian-Islamic Cultural History (Volume 6)

Author: Commercial Press
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: [Editor's Recommendation] This book is the second part of "History of Arab-Islamic Culture - Midday Period," sharing the same writing philosophy as "History of Arab-Islamic Culture - Near Noon Period." It explores the history of science, literature, and art during the 4th century of the Islamic calendar. This book is the sixth volume of the eight-volume series, specifically the second volume of "Midday Period." This volume describes and analyzes the social conditions of the Abbasid Caliphate from the mid-9th century to the early 11th century (late 4th century of the Islamic calendar) and its impact on academic and cultural development. It elaborates on the evolution and development of disciplines such as exegesis, hadith studies, Islamic jurisprudence, Sufism, language, literature, grammar, morphology, rhetoric, philosophy, ethics, history, and geography, as well as the lives and academic achievements of representative figures in each field. The next volume is a dedicated collection on Spain (known as Al-Andalus in Arabic). This volume provides a detailed discussion of the history of academic and cultural development in Spain from 711 to 1492 and the remarkable achievements in various academic fields.