History of Science, Ottoman or Otherwise   /     Forging Islamic Science

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Episode 400with Nir Shafirhosted by Suzie FergusonDownload the podcastFeed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloudIn 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. « Click for More »

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Episode 400 with Nir Shafirhosted by Suzie Ferguson Download the podcastFeed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloud 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. « Click for More »

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Episode 400 with Nir Shafirhosted by Suzie Ferguson Download the podcastFeed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloud In this episode, Nir Shafir talks about the problem of "fake minatures" of Islamic science: small paintings that look old, bu
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Publishing date
2019-02-02 13:42
Link
http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2019/02/islamicscience.html
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http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/568958568-ottoman-history-podcast-forging-islamic-science-nir-shafir.mp3
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