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003			OCoLC
005			20210611102417.0
008			091106s2010 ctua b 001 0 eng
010			_a2009047218
015			_aGBB052415 _2bnb
020			_a9780300159110 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0300159110 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a9780300177718 (pbk.)
020			_a0300177712 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)449854817
042			_anbic
043			_af------ _aa------
100	1		_aDallal, Ahmad S.
245	1	0	_aIslam, science, and the challenge of history / _cAhmad Dallal.
260			_aNew Haven, London : _bYale University Press, _cc2010.
300			_axii, 239 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext
337			_aunmediated
338			_avolume
490	1		_aThe Terry lectures.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aBeginnings and beyond -- Science and philosophy -- Science and religion -- In the shadow of modernity.
520			_a"In this wide-ranging and masterly work, Ahmad Dallal examines the significance of scientific knowledge and situates the culture of science in relation to other cultural forces in Muslim societies. He traces the ways the realms of scientific knowledge and religious authority were delineated historically. For example, the emergence of new mathematical methods revealed that many mosques built in the early period of Islamic expansion were misaligned relative to the Ka'ba in Mecca; this misalignment was critical because Muslims must face Mecca during their five daily prayers. The realization of a discrepancy between tradition and science often led to demolition and rebuilding and, most important, to questioning whether scientific knowledge should take precedence over religious authority in a matter where their realms clearly overlapped"--Cover, p. 2.
650		0	_aIslam and science _xHistory.
650		0	_aScience _zIslamic countries _xHistory.
830		0	_aTerry lectures.
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