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Alexandre Roberts deposited The Crossing Paths of Greek and Persian Knowledge in the 9th-century Arabic ‘Book of Degrees’ in the group
History on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThis paper examines a 9th-century Arabic text of genethlialogical astrology, arguing that while it presents itself as heir to a Greek science deriving from India, it is also a testament to the pervasive role played by Sasanian intellectual culture in the 8th- to 10th-century Greek-Arabic translation movement. After a description of the…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited The Crossing Paths of Greek and Persian Knowledge in the 9th-century Arabic ‘Book of Degrees’ on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months ago
This paper examines a 9th-century Arabic text of genethlialogical astrology, arguing that while it presents itself as heir to a Greek science deriving from India, it is also a testament to the pervasive role played by Sasanian intellectual culture in the 8th- to 10th-century Greek-Arabic translation movement. After a description of the…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
Syriac Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
Medieval Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
History on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts created the group
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad on Humanities Commons 8 years, 4 months ago
Thābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts created the group
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 4 months ago
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