Forging Islamic Science
Ottoman History Podcast
English - February 02, 2019 13:42 - ★★★★★ - 195 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture History history middle east ottoman empire turkey islam Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Nir Shafir talks about the problem of "fake minatures" of Islamic science: small paintings that look old, but are actually contemporary productions. As these images circulate in museums, on book covers, and on the internet, they tell us more about what we want "Islamic science" to be than what it actually was. That, Nir tells us, is a lost opportunity.
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