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The Sciences in Islamicate Societies in Context: Patronage, Education, Narratives
The Sciences in Islamicate Societies in Context: Patronage, Education, Narratives
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This Variorum volume reprints ten papers on contextual elements of the so-called ancient sciences in Islamicate societies between the thirteenth and the seventeenth centuries, challenging the dominant historiographical claims about their exclusion from educational institutions, suppression in Damascus, limited role of experts, and marginal impact of astrology under Mamluk rule. It demonstrates that courtly patronage for the ancient sciences continued until the end of the seventeenth century, with muwaqqit s (timekeepers) being important teachers at madrasa s and Sufi convents, Mamluk officers seeking out astrologers for counseling, and narratives about knowledge revealing scholarly debates and beliefs.
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Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This Variorum volume presents a collection of ten scholarly papers that explore the contextual elements of the so-called ancient sciences in Islamicate societies between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries. The papers address four major themes: the role of the ancient sciences in educational institutions, courtly patronage of science, the influence of the astral and other sciences in the Mamluk sultanate, and narratives about knowledge. The primary objectives of the main arguments presented in these papers are to challenge the prevailing historiographical claims regarding the exclusion of the ancient sciences from madrasa and cognate educational institutes, the suppression of philosophy and other ancient sciences in Damascus after 1229, the limited role of new experts for timekeeping in the educational and professional practice of this science, and the marginal impact of astrology under Mamluk rule.
It is demonstrated through the analysis of colophons and dedications that courtly patronage for the ancient sciences continued uninterrupted until the end of the seventeenth century. Furthermore, these papers refute the notion of a persistent and intense conflict between the ancient and modern sciences, instead revealing shifting alliances and regroupings within the broader disciplinary edifice.
The papers in this Variorum volume are particularly well-suited for graduate teaching in the history of science and the intellectual, cultural, and social history of the Middle East. They also appeal to a wide range of readers with an interest in studying the contexts of the sciences.
Weight: 640g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032444963
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