Record Display
| Document Type: | Book |
| Title: | Islam and medieval hellenism : social and cultural perspectives / Gustave E. von Grunebaum; edited with a foreword by Dunning S. Wilson; preface by Speros Vryonis, Jr. |
| Author: | Grunebaum, Gustave E. von (Gustave Edmund), 1909-1972 |
| Added Author: | Wilson, Dunning S. |
| Publisher: | London : Variorum Reprints, 1976. |
| Pages: | 420 p. in various pagings: ill., port. |
| ISBN: | 0902089927 |
| Notes: | Contains 20 articles by Von Grunebaum, all reprints of articles in English, French, or German, orginally published between 1937 and 1970Includes original pagings |
| Bibliographic Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents: | Islam and hellenism -- Islam: its inherent power of expansion and adaptation -- The problem: unity in diversity -- The structure of the Muslim town -- The sacred character of Islamic cities -- The convergence of cultural traditions in the Mediterranean area -- The sources of Islamic civilization -- The problem of cultural influence -- Le c |
| Descriptors: | Literature, Ancient -- Greek influence Poetics Poetry -- Paired rhymes Thousand and one nights Belles-lettres Literature, Byzantine -- Arab influence Panegyric |
| Series: | CS48 |
| Location: | Corpus Christi College, Oxford. CCC Main Libr. 306.0917671 VO |
OxLit Literary Publication and Documentation