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History of Science 111 Two Scientific Revolutions. Two Scientific Revolutions. The Subject What will we think about?. The Beginning of the Story. Muḥammad (d. 638) and the birth of Islam. The Birth of the Caliphate. The Beginning of the Story. The First Civil War al-Fitna (656-661)
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The Beginning of the Story • Muḥammad (d. 638) and the birth of Islam. • The Birth of the Caliphate.
The Beginning of the Story • The First Civil War al-Fitna (656-661) • The Theological and Political Split
The Road ahead • Unit I: Mapping the Field (Sept. 8-15) • Unit II: The Birth of Islamic Sciences (Sept. 20-29) • Unit III: The Classical Age of Islamic Sciences (Oct. 4 - Nov. 8) • Unit IV: The Post-Classical Period (Nov. 10 - Dec. 1)
Side Sessions • The Curious Case of Andalusia • Jewish Culture in the Medieval Middle East • Movie Night: “Destiny” (1997) by Youssef Chahine