Why was Islamic philosophy, once the epitome of Arab learning, eventually rejected by Muslims? And why, after assimilating it, did Europeans distance themselves from its formulators? This program seeks to understand the religious climate of the late Middle Ages, in which universities and madrassas became centers of power and models for evolving sociopolitical systems. The potentially heretical nature of philosophy is also analyzed - in Islamic lands the djinni of intellectuality was put back in the bottle, but in Christendom it escaped the control of those who used it, paving the way for Renaissance humanism. (Portions in French with English subtitles)

Films Media Group

Civilization, Medieval, Islamic civilization, Philosophy, Arab--History, World history

When the world spoke Arabic: the golden age of Arab civilization

Calderon, Philippe (Producer), Hussein, Mahmoud (Author of screenplay, etc.), Canal Sur Television S.A. (Producer), Cinquieme (Firm) (Producer), FIT Production (Firm) (Producer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor)

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English, French

Higher education

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