Syriac as the Intermediary in Scientific Graeco-Arabica: Some Historical and Philological Observations

Syriac as the Intermediary in Scientific Graeco-Arabica: Some Historical and Philological ObservationsIntellectual History of the Islamicate WorldSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/8W7ESQ2N/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.HidemiTakahashiSyriac as the Intermediary in Scientific Graeco-Arabica: Some Historical and Philological Observationshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/8W7ESQ2Nhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/8W7ESQ2Nhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/8W7ESQ2NIntellectual History of the Islamicate World3:1-2201566-97The reception of Greek scientific and philosophical literature in Syriac, which had a major influence on the later reception in Arabic, is an area that has been the subject of a renewed wave of research in the past few years. This paper provides a brief overview of the reception of the Greek sciences in Syriac, citing some of the latest research in the field. This is followed by the presentation of an example to illustrate how the Syriac intermediary text, when available, can help to elucidate the process of translation into Arabic, together with some observations on the ways in which the Syriac reception of the Greek sciences influenced the later reception in Arabic. Takahashi, Hidemi. “Syriac as the Intermediary in Scientific Graeco-Arabica: Some Historical and Philological Observations.” Intellectual History of the Islamicate World 3:1-2 (2015): 66–97. Hidemi Takahashi, Syriac as the Intermediary in Scientific Graeco-Arabica: Some Historical and Philological Observations, Intellectual History of the Islamicate World 3:1-2 (2015): 66–97.Arab ChristiansAristotleGreek philosophyHunayn ibn IshaqIX CENestoriansOlympiodorusVII-XVIII CEtranslations from Greektranslations from Syriactranslations into Arabic