Theory of climates and the historiography of science in the Islamic world

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  • Keren Abou-Hershkovitz Ben-Gurion University of the Negev image/svg+xml Author

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https://doi.org/10.64166/2201w231

Abstract

This article examines the debate between Muslims who opposed the medieval scientific enterprise and those who supported it. Through the analysis of the book of al-Andalusi (d. 1070) – which depicts the development of science and its way to the Muslim world – it shows how Muslims used climate theory to depict the development of science and to legitimize the cultivation of science.

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Published

2005-01-01

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Vol. 14 (2005)

Section

Food for Thought

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Copyright (c) 2005 Jama'a: an Interdisciplinary Journal of Middle East Studies

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“Theory of Climates and the Historiography of Science in the Islamic World”. 2005. Jama’a: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Middle East Studies 14 (January): 149-61. https://doi.org/10.64166/2201w231.

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