Chapter VI.1 Cross-communal scholarly interactions

• Autor principal: Gibson, Nathan P. (auth)
• Otros Autores: Vollandt, Ronny (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2022
• Materias: Middle Eastern history; History of science; Regional studies; History of Science and Technology, Intellectual History, Medieval History, Religious History, Social and Cultural History, World/International History
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sumario

This chapter traces cross-communal interactions in the fields of medicine, mathematics and what the historical actors called the natural sciences. It discusses various modern interpretations of those interactions and engages with a number of historical problems researchers face when studying the extant sources. After a substantive survey of the current state of research, the chapter addresses four areas which offer fascinating evidence for interactions between scholars adhering to different faith communities: textual practices; teaching; patronage; workplaces. The chapter ends by suggesting future research directions.

Descripción Física

1 electronic resource (19 p.)

ISBN

9781315170718-65
9781138047594
9781032271620

Acceso

Open Access