All entries for Wednesday 01 August 2007

New podcast mini–series

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/more/medislam/

A new podcast mini-series is up, this one related to Peter Pormann’s new book on Medieval Islamic Medicine:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/more/medislam/

Lot’s of stuff covered in this one, but it’s very interesting. There’s a good discussion in episode 3 on Baghdad and its importance in the translation of Greek and other learning into Arabic, and thus by a process of the spread of ideas back to europe. Considering the current state of that city it’s good to be reminded of its critical role as a hub of knowledge and learning.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it!

: 01 Aug 2007 14:46 |  Tags: History Podcast |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem