Science and civilization in Islam /
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Islamic Texts Society,
c1987
Cambridge, UK : 1987 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: A. The principles of Islam; B. The perspectives within Islamic civilization
- One. The universal figures of Islamic science
- Two. The basis of the teaching system and the educational institutions: A. The classification of the sciences; B. Educational institutions; C. Institutions of higher learning; D. the observatories; E. The hospitals; F. the Sufi centers
- Three. Cosmology, cosmography, geography, and natural history
- Four. Physics
- Five. Mathematics
- Six. Astronomy
- Seven. Medicine: A. the historical background of Islamic medicine, 1. Jundashapur; 2. The Alexandrian school; 3. Medicine of the Prophet; B. Medicine during the early centuries; C. Medicine after Avicenna,1a. Egypt and Syria; 2. Spain and the Maghrib; 3. The eastern lands of Islam, Persia, and India
- Eight. The sciences of man
- Nine. The alchemical tradition
- Ten. Islamic alchemy and its influence on the western world: A. Nicholas Flamel
- Eleven. Philosophy
- Twelve. The controversies of philosophy and theology; The later schools of philosophy: B. Averroes and philosophy in Andalusia
- Thierteen. The Gnostic tradition