The Abbasid House of Wisdom : between myth and reality /

The Abbasid House of Wisdom : between myth and reality /

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"This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as 'The House of Wisdom' ('Bayt al-Hikma'), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars'. This book places the palace library within the framework of the multifaceted cultural...

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Main Author: İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin (Author)
Corporate Authors: Rosengarten Family Fund, Taylor & Francis eBooks
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023
Series:Routledge focus
Subjects:
Bayt al-Ḥikmah (Iraq) > History
Bayt al-Ḥikmah (Iraq)
Islamic learning and scholarship > Iraq > Baghdad > History
Learned institutions and societies > Iraq > Baghdad > History
Libraries > Iraq > Baghdad > History
HISTORY / General
Islamic learning and scholarship
Learned institutions and societies
Libraries
Iraq > Baghdad
Electronic books
History

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