HIST 2890 Lecture 18: hist2890 2016-11-08
5 Dec 2016
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Transmission of islamic knowledge: politics, administration, culture, islamic law: gradual emergence of new civilization, melded ancient middle east, persian and hellenic heritages with islamic synthesis of. Jewish, christian, arabian traditions: arabic the common language of administration, commerce all had to learn it, chinese influences make it west to middle east as well [t"ang china (618-907)/sung. Cordoba became centre of islamic learning just like baghdad was. Up until now, there"s an emergence of a new civilization persian and greek heritage influencing islamic thought, also influenced by zoroastrianism. Arabic language becomes the transmitter of this culture it becomes a language of commerce, science, and knowledge to various parts of the world. By end of umayyad period, there is the rise in arabic poetry, literature. Translation movement: early stages starts with umayads (second half of 7th century) and then abbasids, 720-750 (umayyad) translation of what was thought to be epistles of aristotle into.
