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This chapter traces cross-communal interactions in the fields of medicine, mathematics and what the historical actors called the natural sciences. It discusses various modern interpretations of those interactions and engages with a number of historical problems researchers face when studying the ext...

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Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Taylor & Francis 2023
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-on-the-Sciences-in-Islamicate-Societies-Practices-from/Brentjes/p/book/9781138047594
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Περίληψη:This chapter traces cross-communal interactions in the fields of medicine, mathematics and what the historical actors called the natural sciences. It discusses various modern interpretations of those interactions and engages with a number of historical problems researchers face when studying the extant sources. After a substantive survey of the current state of research, the chapter addresses four areas which offer fascinating evidence for interactions between scholars adhering to different faith communities: textual practices; teaching; patronage; workplaces. The chapter ends by suggesting future research directions.