Greek thought, Arabic culture SRH Group Read

Greek thought, Arabic culture

I've started this, so I thought I'd start the thread as well.

So far it is rather dry, but as I am still in the introductory material it is really too early to judge.

The writing style has stayed rather dry, but I am finding the content fascinating, and am very impressed at how good the author is at helping me not get lost in history that I know very little about.

I'm excited about this one! I'm expecting an academic writing style, but the content should be great. I'll probably get started on it in mid-May.

Thread's on the group wiki now...

One can take scientific curiosity too far. P. 119 in my copy.

A doctor complains that the ruler forbids him from dissecting his own son alive. This would have important results in fighting stupidity... 'but the ruler prohibits this.'

I am striking out on finding this book at local public libraries, and it is quite a pricy tome, so I won't be buying a copy. I might try to ILL it; local universities might have a copy of it? I hope I find a copy so that I can join in the read!

Karen O.

Well, I did ILL the book, but unfortunately, could not maintain an interest in reading it once I got it. It is very much a scholarly book, and I just cannot get enthused about the read. I'll be interested to see how this read goes for those of you continuing. Best wishes!

Karen O.

I've just started reading Frühes Christentum zwischen Euphrat und Jangtse, about the so-called Nestorian churches of Asia, and the introduction emphasized the importance of the Nestorians in the translation movement that later led to the West being reintroduced to ancient Greek science by way of the Arabic ... It was rather nice knowing what the author was talking about.