Humanism in the Renaissance of Islam: The Cultural Revival During the Buyid Age
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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. After an extensive introductory section setting the stage, the book deals with the main schools and circles and with the outstanding individual representatives of this renaissance. The main expression of this renaissance was a philosophical humanism that embraced the scientific and philosophical heritage of Classical Antiquity as a cultural and educational ideal. Along with this philosophical humanism, a literary humanism was cultivated by litterateurs, poets, and government secretaries. This renaissance was marked by a powerful assertion of individualism in the domains of literary creativity and political action. It thrived in a remarkably cosmopolitan atmosphere -- Baghdad, the center of the bAbbasid empire and of Buyid rule.
Humanism in the Renaissance of Islam: The Cultural Revival During the Buyid Age,Joel L. Kraemer,Brill Academic Publishers,9004097368,634-1921,Architecture,Civilization,Civilization, Islamic,Greek influences,History Of Civilization And Culture (General),History: World,Interior Design - General,Iraq,Islamic History,Islamic Studies,Middle East - General,Islam,Islamic countries,World history: c 500 to C 1500,c 1000 CE to c 1500,c 500 CE to c 1000 CE
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