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A study into the transmission of Greek thought to early Arab civilization through Syriac and Arabic in the light of modern research [PDF]

open access: yes, 1966
The purpose of the study, based mainly on modern research, is to investigate the elements composing the transmission of Hellenic knowledge to the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates through Syriac and Arabic.
Cuneo, Margaret Rosalie
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Embodying the Empire: Singing Slave Girls in Medieval Islamicate Historiography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This thesis explores the ways in which the qiyan—highly trained female singers held as slaves by the courtly elite in ‘Abbasid Baghdad and Umayyad Andalusia—were represented and depicted in Medieval literary and historical narratives.
Prince-Eichner, Simone
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The Role of Ancient Egyptian Civilization in the Islamic Astronomical Revolution of the Abbasid Era [PDF]

open access: yes
This study investigates the important role of Ancient Egyptian civilization in the development of science during the Abbasid era. Through a literature review, this study outlines the history of Ancient Egypt and its contribution to falak, explains the ...
Alpaten, Ulil Albab Al aulia   +2 more
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The Seven Pillars of the House of Wisdom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In the Proverbs, Solomon tells that the House of Wisdom has seven pillars. According to ancient and medieval thinkers, these pillars are the seven dispositions that a person must have to become wiser. Besides this direct interpretation of the pillars, we
Sparavigna, A. C.
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Flexible Glass: Myth and Photonic Technology. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel)
Righini GC   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

PUNCHLINE TWEETS: NEGOTIATING RELIGIOUS MODERATION ON INDONESIAN SOCIAL MEDIA [PDF]

open access: yes
When a statement enters the public domain such as social media, it will have many implications for the discourse and critical context that accompany it.
Dimyathi, Muhammad Afifudin   +1 more
core   +1 more source

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