Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th 5th-10th c.) (Arabic Thought & Culture) by Dimitri Gutas

Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th 5th-10th c.) (Arabic Thought & Culture)



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Greek Thought, Arabic Culture: The Graeco-Arabic Translation Movement in Baghdad and Early 'Abbasaid Society (2nd-4th 5th-10th c.) (Arabic Thought & Culture) Dimitri Gutas ebook
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Page: 248
ISBN: 0415061334, 9780415061339
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