The Long Ninth Century in Arabic-Islamic Knowledge and Culture

Third Annual Lecture Series at Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies (BGSMCS) to Start April 26 - Organized and Moderated by Arabic Studies Scholar Beatrice Gründler. The Long Ninth Century AD in the Arabic-Islamic Near East will be addressed in a lecture series at the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies. The series includes three lectures to be given in English. The lectures will be held between April 26 and June 28, 2016, at Freie Universität Berlin, and admission is free. The first lecture will be given by the renowned professor of Greek-Arab studies, Dimitri Gutas (Yale University and Einstein Visiting Fellow der BGSMCS). It will deal with the reception of the Greek philosopher Aristotle in the Arab-speaking world. The works of Aristotle, whose 2400th birthday is being celebrated this year, were introduced in European languages through translations from Syriac and Arabic.