Article ID: CBB354029999

Teaching Greek and Arabic Sciences in Islam (2020)

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In medieval Islam, religious sciences were subsumed by the concept of ‘ilm (science, ἐπιστήİη?), whereas the concept ma rifat (learning, παιδεία?) subsumed all the other (or foreign or Greek) sciences. The two domains of scholarship had two different types of institutions: the former ones were studied in "madrasas" connected to mosques; the latter ones in hospitals ("bimarestan"). "Dar," "bait," etc. were neutral names, because they could serve as institutes for both kinds of learning. Religious and foreign sciences had two different systems of education. Students of religious sciences learnt the books of a master, who gave his best pupils licence of teaching ("ijazat") his book, who in turn authorized their pupils, and so on through generations from the author of the book until its latest teacher. In foreign sciences master-pupil was, due to the ancient tradition, more similar to father-son relationship. Proponents of religious studies always frowned on students of foreign sciences, who were sometimes in danger, sometimes tolerated by religious leaders, but never in favour. In countries converted later to Islam the introduction of religious scholarship meant the attachment of the learned class through the line of licences their attachment to a tradition coming from Arabia, forgetting their own national traditions.

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Authors & Contributors
Elsakaan, Nesma
Guichard, Luis Arturo
Muriel Roiland
Longo, Michele
Bruno Halff
García Alonso, Juan Luis
Concepts
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Islam
Mathematics
Science and religion
Philosophy
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
Modern
Renaissance
Early modern
11th century
Places
Mediterranean region
Europe
Hellenistic world
Alexandria (Egypt)
Egypt
China
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