Studies on Ottoman Science and Culture brings together eleven articles by distinguished historian Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. It will appeal to scholars and students of Ottoman history, as well as those interested in the history of science and cultural history.
This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as ‘The House of Wisdom’ (‘Bayt al-Hikma’), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars’.
The main focus of this work is the Ottoman empire's reaction to, accommodation... Læs mere