It takes the average reader 1 hour and 36 minutes to read The Abbasid House of Wisdom by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu
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This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as "The House of Wisdom" ("Bayt al-Hikma"), exploring how this important institution has been misconceived by scholars’. This book places the palace library within the framework of the multifaceted cultural and scientific activities in the era of the caliphs, Harun al-Rashid and al-Ma’mun, generally regarded as the Golden Age of Islamic civilization. The author studies the first references to the House of Wisdom in European sources and shows how misconceptions arose because of incorrect translations of Arabic manuscripts and also because of how scholars overlooked the historical context of the library in ways that reflected their own cultural and national ambitions. The Abbasid House of Wisdom is perfect for scholars, students, and the wider public interested in the scientific and cultural activities of the Islamic Golden Age.
The Abbasid House of Wisdom by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu is 95 pages long, and a total of 24,225 words.
This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 12 minutes to read The Abbasid House of Wisdom aloud.
The Abbasid House of Wisdom is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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