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Additional authors

1. Brooke, John Hedley.
2. İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin.

Description

1. 258 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. In his famous The Protestant Ethic, Max Weber presented the idea that the peculiar 'work ethic' of Protestantism contributed significantly to the rise of science and technology in western Europe and ultimately to the formation of the world as it is today. About Islam, Weber did not have much good to say. In his Economy and Society the Muslims appear as followers of a warrior cult. Even though researchers have been challenging these theories for many years, they appear to be quite persistent and are still frequently evoked in present-day debates. This collection of articles, edited by John Brooke and Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu, is another contribution to a more balanced and differentiated perspective in the debate around fruitful or negative relations between religion and science ... -- Summary.

Series statement

1. Series of studies and sources on history of science ; no. 13

Uniform title

1. İlim tarihi kaynaklar ve araştırmalar serisi ; 13.

Alternative title

1. Religious values and the rise of science in Europe

Subject

1. Religion and science > Europe > History
2. Science > Islamic countries > History

Genre/Form

1. History
2. Istanbul (2001)
3. Kongress.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

Processing action (note)

1. committed to retain