The Classical Heritage in Islam

by Franz Rosenthal

Book Overview

The works and ideas of classical antiquity had an enormous influence on Islam, not only in its philosophy, science and medicine but also in its religious disciplines. "The Classical Heritage in Islam" presents a collection of texts which reveal the extent and character of Muslim acquaintance with Hellenistic civilization and demonstrate the ways that Greek heritage influenced later Muslim thought.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520019970
• ISBN13: 9780520019973
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.