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Document Type:Book
Title:Islam and medieval hellenism : social and cultural perspectives / Gustave E. von Grunebaum; edited with a foreword by Dunning S. Wilson; preface by Speros Vryonis, Jr.
Author: Grunebaum, Gustave E. von (Gustave Edmund), 1909-1972
Added Author: Wilson, Dunning S.
Publisher: London : Variorum Reprints, 1976.
Pages:420 p. in various pagings: ill., port.
ISBN:0902089927
Notes:Contains 20 articles by Von Grunebaum, all reprints of articles in English, French, or German, orginally published between 1937 and 1970Includes original pagings
Bibliographic Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:Islam and hellenism -- Islam: its inherent power of expansion and adaptation -- The problem: unity in diversity -- The structure of the Muslim town -- The sacred character of Islamic cities -- The convergence of cultural traditions in the Mediterranean area -- The sources of Islamic civilization -- The problem of cultural influence -- Le c
Descriptors: Literature, Ancient -- Greek influence Poetics Poetry -- Paired rhymes Thousand and one nights Belles-lettres Literature, Byzantine -- Arab influence Panegyric
Series: CS48
Location: Corpus Christi College, Oxford. CCC Main Libr. 306.0917671 VO
 

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