Islam and medieval Hellenism : social and cultural perspectives - Grunebaum, Gustave E. von (Gustave Edmund), 1909-1972. (London : Variorum Reprints, 1937)
1. Islam and Hellenism.--2. Islam.--3. The problem.--4. The structure of the Muslim town.--5. The sacred character of Islamic cities.--6. The convergence of cultural traditions in the Mediterranean area.--7. The sources of Islamic civilization.--8. The problem of cultural influence.--9. Le concept de classicisme culturel.--10. Islam.--11. Islam.--12. Parallelism, convergence, and influence in the relations of Arab and Byzantine philosophy, literature, and piety.--13. Byzantine iconoclasm and the influence of the Islamic environment.--14. Observations on the Muslim concept of evil.--15. Literature in the context of Islamic civilization.--16. Arabic poetics.--17. On the origin and early development of Arabic muzdawij poetry.--18. Greek form elements in the Arabian Nights.--19. Eine poetische Polemik zwischen Byzanz und Bagdad im 10. Jahrhundert.--20. Observations on city panegyrics in Arabic prose.
Includes original pagings.
Reprints of articles in English, French, or German, originally published between 1937 and 1970.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Islam; Islamic civilization; Hellenism