{"product_id":"the-republic-of-arabic-letters","title":"The Republic of Arabic Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Longman–\u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deeply thoughtful A delight.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] tour de force Bevilacqua's extraordinary book provides the first true glimpse into this story He, like the tradition he describes, is a rarity.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a pioneering community of Western scholars laid the groundwork for the modern understanding of Islamic civilization. They produced the first accurate translation of the Qur'an, mapped Islamic arts and sciences, and wrote Muslim history using Arabic sources. \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Arabic Letters\u003c\/i\u003e is the first account of this riveting lost period of cultural exchange, revealing the profound influence of Catholic and Protestant intellectuals on the Enlightenment understanding of Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A closely researched and engrossing study of those scholars who, having learned Arabic, used their mastery of that difficult language to interpret the Quran, study the career of Muhammad and introduce Europeans to the masterpieces of Arabic literature.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Robert Irwin, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating, eloquent, and learned, \u003ci\u003eThe Republic of Arabic Letters\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a world later lost, in which European scholars studied Islam with a sense of affinity and respect A powerful reminder of the ability of scholarship to transcend cultural divides, and the capacity of human minds to accept differences without denouncing them.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Maya Jasanoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What makes his study so groundbreaking, and such a joy to read, is the connection he makes between intellectual history and the material history of books.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander Bevilacqua","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42818395832381,"sku":"9780674244870","price":39.56,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780674244870_cf80b396-3bfd-414f-9987-51b0eb7abb2a.jpg?v=1766919222","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-republic-of-arabic-letters","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}