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How Islam Created The Modern World

How Islam Created The Modern World

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At the dawn of the Renaissance, Christian Europe was wearing Persian clothes, singing Arab songs, reading Spanish Muslim philosophy and eating off Mamluk Turkish brassware. This is the story of how Muslims taught Europe to live well and think clearly. It is the story of how Islam created the Modern World.
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About The Book

In the Middle Ages, while Europe was mired in superstition and feudal chaos, Baghdad was the intellectual center of the world. It was there that an army of translators and scholars took the wisdom of the Greeks and combined it with their own cultural traditions to create a scientific, mathematical and philosophical golden age.

Their accomplishments were staggering, including the development of modern medicine, chemistry, and algebra. Muslim scientists correctly calculated the circumference of the globe in the tenth century. Muslim musicians introduced the guitar and musical notation to the Europe. And Muslim philosophers invented the scientific method and paved the way for the Enlightenment.

At the dawn of the Renaissance, Christian Europe was wearing Persian clothes, singing Arab songs, reading Spanish Muslim philosophy and eating off Mamluk Turkish brassware. This is the story of how Muslims taught Europe to live well and think clearly. It is the story of how Islam created the Modern World.

About The Author

Mark Graham is the Edgar award-winning author of 'The Black Maria', third in a series of historical novels which have been translated into several languages.

He studied medieval history and religious studies at Connecticut College and has a masters degree in English literature from Kutztown University. He lives in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
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EAN 13 / ISBN 9781590080436
Author Mark Graham
Publisher Amana Publications
Pages 202
Manufacturer Amana Publications
Year Published 2006
Weight 1.1 lb
Width 6 in
Height 9 in
Depth 0.75 in

EAN 13 / ISBN 9781590080436
Author Mark Graham
Publisher Amana Publications
Pages 202
Manufacturer Amana Publications
Year Published 2006
Weight 1.1 lb
Width 6 in
Height 9 in
Depth 0.75 in

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