House of Wisdom

Jonathan Lyons

RRP: £20.00

Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING

Publication Date : 02/02/2009

Hardback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Western world entered the Dark Ages. Following the creed of Augustine, that belief not reason should be the way to live, the violent and cruel Crusades followed. Yet the Arab world had become a powerhouse of intellectual exploration. Lyons restores credit to these Arab thinkers, and discusses their role in the Renaissance.

Publisher's description:

Takes readers on a thrill-ride through the 12th Century, charting Adelard's odyssey of intellectual and scientific discovery from West to East, from Tours to Antioch to the House of Wisdom in Baghdad.

ISBN: 9780747594000