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Lost Enlightenment

by S. Frederick Starr

Ages 18+ · AdultsIslamic HistoryScience & the Golden Age
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S. Frederick Starr on Central Asia's golden age of science and scholarship, from the Arab conquest to Tamerlane.

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Many of the great scholars of the Islamic golden age — al-Khwarizmi, al-Biruni, Ibn Sina, al-Bukhari — came from Central Asia. Lost Enlightenment tells their story and the story of the region's cities.

Starr explains how this flowering of knowledge came about and why it declined. The book is richly illustrated.

What's inside

  • Central Asia's great scholars
  • Mathematics, astronomy and medicine
  • Cities of the Silk Road
  • Rise and decline
  • Illustrated
Why we recommend it

Al-Khwarizmi, al-Biruni, Ibn Sina, al-Bukhari: many golden-age geniuses came from Central Asia. Frederick Starr tells their story and that of their Silk Road cities, explaining how this brilliance arose and why it faded. Richly illustrated and fascinating.

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