This book presents eight papers about important historiographical issues as debated in the history of science in Islamicate societies, the history of science an

This book reflects on debates among historians of science, medicine and technology as well as Islamicate societies about fundamental questions of how we think a

Modern society owes a tremendous amount to the Muslim world for the many groundbreaking scientific and technological advances that were pioneered during the Gol

How did Muslims of the classical Islamic period understand their past? What value did they attach to history? How did they write history? How did historiography

The Routledge Handbook on the Sciences in Islamicate Societies provides a comprehensive survey on science in the Islamic world from the 8th to the 19th century.