Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic Tradition

This paper discusses scholarly exchanges between the Greek- and Arabic-speaking worlds during early Islamic times by outlining pathways of knowledge transmission within the broader framework of Arabs’ keen interest in knowledge acquisition. It contextualizes the hypothesis on the Greek contribution...

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Main Author: Simona Olivieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société d’histoire et d’épistémologie des sciences du langage 2024-12-01
Series:Histoire Épistémologie Langage
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/hel/5718
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description This paper discusses scholarly exchanges between the Greek- and Arabic-speaking worlds during early Islamic times by outlining pathways of knowledge transmission within the broader framework of Arabs’ keen interest in knowledge acquisition. It contextualizes the hypothesis on the Greek contribution to the Arabic linguistic thinking and discusses challenges in documenting direct access to Greek sources by early Arabic grammarians. By bridging the roles of the caliphate and scholarly activities, it finally delves into the role of knowledge circulation and the significance of indirect influences.
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spelling doaj-art-a3a89b057e9244da82ddcf7e2d97e5e42024-12-09T11:18:35ZengSociété d’histoire et d’épistémologie des sciences du langageHistoire Épistémologie Langage0750-80691638-15802024-12-01462738910.4000/12v66Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic TraditionSimona OlivieriThis paper discusses scholarly exchanges between the Greek- and Arabic-speaking worlds during early Islamic times by outlining pathways of knowledge transmission within the broader framework of Arabs’ keen interest in knowledge acquisition. It contextualizes the hypothesis on the Greek contribution to the Arabic linguistic thinking and discusses challenges in documenting direct access to Greek sources by early Arabic grammarians. By bridging the roles of the caliphate and scholarly activities, it finally delves into the role of knowledge circulation and the significance of indirect influences.https://journals.openedition.org/hel/5718ArabicSyriacGreekByzantinelinguistic traditionsknowledge circulation
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Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic Tradition
Histoire Épistémologie Langage
Arabic
Syriac
Greek
Byzantine
linguistic traditions
knowledge circulation
title Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic Tradition
title_full Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic Tradition
title_fullStr Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic Tradition
title_full_unstemmed Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic Tradition
title_short Pathways of Knowledge Transmission: From the Greek to the Arabic Tradition
title_sort pathways of knowledge transmission from the greek to the arabic tradition
topic Arabic
Syriac
Greek
Byzantine
linguistic traditions
knowledge circulation
url https://journals.openedition.org/hel/5718
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