Islam in European Thought

by Albert Hourani

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This collection of essays focuses on the relation between European and Islamic thought and culture from the late eighteenth to the twentieth century. Albert Hourani explores the development of ideas about Islam in European thought and discusses the individual writers who played an important part in informing and communicating an image of Islamic history and civilisation. He also examines some of the reactions of the Islamic world to the powerful new ideas of European civilization including the first Arabic encyclopedia and translation of Homer.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521421209

ISBN13:9780521421201

Release Date:July 1992

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:0.68 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Related Subjects

Comparative Religion Education & Reference Europe History Islam Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Religion

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