Culture and learning in Islam / chief editor, Ekmeleddin Ihsano glu.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 815-868) and index.

This publication examines art, the human sciences, science, philosophy, mysticism, language and literature. For this task, UNESCO has chosen scholars and experts from all over the world who belong to widely divergent cultural and religious backgrounds.--Publisher's description.

Introduction / Ekmeleddin Ihsano glu. I. The languages of Islam. Chapter 1. The Arabic language: its linguistics and philology / Abdelkader Mehiri -- Chapter 2. The Persian language / Ali-Ashraf Sadeghi -- Chapter 3. The Turkish language / Nuri Y uce -- Chapter 4. The languages of the Indian Muslims / Annemarie Schimmel -- Chapter 5. Malay / Mohamed Taib Bin Osman -- Chapter 6. African languages / Jan Knappert and Arthur Irvine -- Chapter 7. The languages of the European Muslims / Nimetullah Hafiz -- Chapter 8. Cross-fertilization between Arabic and the other languages of Islam / Ekmeleddin Ihsano glu.

II. Literature. Chapter 1. Arabic literature from its origins to 132/750 / Mohamed Abdesselem -- Chapter 2(a). Poetry of the East / Jamel Eddine Bencheikh -- Chapter 2(b). Adab literature in the classical period / Abdallah Cheikh-Moussa -- Chapter 2(c). Poetry in the Muslim West: second to fifth/eighth to eleventh centures / Brahim Hajar -- Chapter 3. Arabic literature in the post classical period: sixth to twelfth/twelfth to eighteenth centurues. Leila Sabbah -- Chapter 4. The modern and contemporary period of Arabic literature / Mustapha Badawi -- Chapter 5. Persian literature / Jalal Matini -- Chapter 6. Turkish literature / G unay Kut -- Chapter 7. Literature of the Muslims in the Indo-Pakistani Subcontinent / Annemarie Schimmel -- Chapter 8. Malay literature / Mohamed Taib Bin Osman -- Chapter 9. Literature in African languages / Jan Knappert -- Chapter 10. The literature of Muslim people in Europe / Nimetullah Hafiz.

III. Philosophy in Islam. Chapter 1. Revealed text and the manifestations of reason: introduction to philosophy in Islam / Fehmi Jadaane -- Chapter 2. Philosophy in Islam: the Royal Road / Fehmi Jadaane -- Chapter 3. The way of the Heeenizers: the transmission of Greek philosophy to Islamic civilization / Abdurrahman Badawi -- Chapter 4. Philosophy in Islam / Muhsin S. Mahdi.

IV. Muslim mysticism. Chapter 1. The early period of S ufism / Annemarie Schimmel -- Chapter 2. The significance of S ufism: its place and value in the universal and perennial process of spiritual inquiry / Enes Karic.

V. Human sciences. Chapter 1. Geographical investigations under the guidance of Islam / Anton M. Heinen -- Chapter 2. Arabic historiography / Abdul-Aziz Duri -- Chapter 3. Persian historiography from the Ilkh anid period to the vigilance and Renaissance era / Iraj Afshar -- Chapter 4. Ottoman historiography / Mehmet Ip sirli -- Chapter 5. The Indian school / Khalid Ahmad Nizami.

VI. Artistic creations. Introduction: Art and aesthetic creativity / Afif Bahnassi -- Chaper 1(a). The art of calligraphy in Islam / Mustafa U gur Derman -- Chapter 1(b). Islamic miniatures / Nurban Atasoy -- Chapter 1(c). Decoration and illumination / David James -- Chapter 1(d). Book binding / Hasip Oktay Aslanapa -- Chapter 1(e). Ebr u (marbling): the art of paper marbling applied in an emulsion / Mustafa U gur Derman -- Chapter 2. Islamic architecture and urbanism / S. Gulzar Haider -- Chapter 3. Music, song and the performing arts tradition: past and present developments / Metin And -- Chapter 4. Music in Islamic culture / Salah Mahdi -- Chapter 5(a). Islamic carpets / Serare Yetkin -- Chapter 5(b). Ceramics in the Islamic world / Oliver Watson -- Chapter 5(c). Islamic metalwork / Esin Atil -- Chapter 5(d). Islamic handicrafts / Jean-Louis Michon -- Epilogue / Ekmeleddin Ihsano glu.

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