Understanding Christian-Muslim Scholarly Cooperation under ‘Abbāsid Rule from 800–1000 CEJournal of Early Christian HistorySyriaca.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/VN4MAPZL/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.JaanIslamUnderstanding Christian-Muslim Scholarly Cooperation under ‘Abbāsid Rule from 800–1000 CEhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/VN4MAPZLhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/VN4MAPZLhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/VN4MAPZLJournal of Early Christian History7:1201746-61Amongst the understudied fields in mainstream history is the significant role many Christian scholars had in the Islamic Golden Age. Amongst the many prominent figures, Hunayn ibn ‘Ishāq was one of the leaders of the translation movement established by Islamic caliphs in the 9th century. Other examples and more in-depth analyses of several Christian scholars’ works and contributions will shed light on and give a holistic picture of the advancement of knowledge in the Middle East from the 9th to 10th centuries. This article highlights what historical psychosocial conditions allowed for such interreligious cooperation and progress. It also highlights the role of shared scholarship as a model for coexistence, tolerance, and finding common ground in the ‘Abbāsid society in Baghdad, which I argue are products of the outlook of scholars at the time. It is argued that the cooperation of Muslim and Christian scholars was a result of two components of what can be interpreted as being a “social contract.” The first is an agreement between Muslim and Christian scholars, and the second is an agreement between Christian scholars and the ‘Abbāsid government.
Islam, Jaan. “Understanding Christian-Muslim Scholarly Cooperation under ‘Abbāsid Rule from 800–1000 CE.” Journal of Early Christian History 7:1 (2017): 46–61.
Jaan Islam, Understanding Christian-Muslim Scholarly Cooperation under ‘Abbāsid Rule from 800–1000 CE,Journal of Early Christian History 7:1 (2017): 46–61.Abu Bishr MattaArab ChristiansHunayn ibn IshaqIX CEMuslim-Christian relationsNestoriansVII-XVIII CEX CEphilosophysciencetranslationtranslations from Greektranslations into Arabic