Humanism in the Renaissance of Islam

By Joel L. Kraemer

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004097368
• ISBN13: 9789004097360
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"