| Humanism in the Renaissance of Islam: The Cultural Revival During the Buyid Age Rev Edition Contributor(s): Kraemer (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004097368 ISBN-13: 9789004097360 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $143.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1992 Annotation: Under the enlightened rule of the Buyid dynasty (945-1055 A.D.) the Islamic world witnessed an unequalled cultural renaissance. This book is an investigation into the nature of the environment in which the cultural transformation took place and into the cultural elite who were its bearers. After an extensive introductory section setting the stage, the book deals with the main schools and circles and with the outstanding individual representatives of this renaissance. The main expression of this renaissance was a philosophical humanism that embraced the scientific and philosophical heritage of Classical Antiquity as a cultural and educational ideal. Along with this philosophical humanism, a literary humanism was cultivated by litterateurs, poets, and government secretaries. This renaissance was marked by a powerful assertion of individualism in the domains of literary creativity and political action. It thrived in a remarkably cosmopolitan atmosphere -- Baghdad, the center of the 'Abb?sid empire and of Buyid rule. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Middle East - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 956.702 |
| LCCN: 92026937 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.48" W x 9.42" (1.51 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
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| Publisher Description: Under the enlightened rule of the Buyid dynasty (945-1055 A.D.) the Islamic world witnessed an unequalled cultural renaissance. This book is an investigation into the nature of the environment in which the cultural transformation took place and into the cultural elite who were its bearers. After an extensive introductory section setting the stage, the book deals with the main schools and circles and with the outstanding individual representatives of this renaissance. The main expression of this renaissance was a philosophical humanism that embraced the scientific and philosophical heritage of Classical Antiquity as a cultural and educational ideal. Along with this philosophical humanism, a literary humanism was cultivated by litterateurs, poets, and government secretaries. This renaissance was marked by a powerful assertion of individualism in the domains of literary creativity and political action. It thrived in a remarkably cosmopolitan atmosphere -- Baghdad, the center of the 'Abbāsid empire and of Buyid rule. |
