Gerbert of Aurillac and a Tenth-Century Jewish Channel for the Transmission of Arabic Science to the West

Zuccato argues that the early transmission of Arabic science to the West did not occur through the mediation of Mozarabs, as has generally been believed. It occurred through diplomatic channels opened between Catalonia and al-Andalus by Gotmar of Gerona and Hasday ben Shaprut as early as 940 and thr...

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Published inSpeculum Vol. 80; no. 3; p. 742
Main Author Zuccato, Marco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Medieval Academy of America 01.07.2005
Subjects
Arab people
Centuries
Gerbert d Aurillac (Pope)
Jewish people
Science
Writers
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Summary:Zuccato argues that the early transmission of Arabic science to the West did not occur through the mediation of Mozarabs, as has generally been believed. It occurred through diplomatic channels opened between Catalonia and al-Andalus by Gotmar of Gerona and Hasday ben Shaprut as early as 940 and through the cultural circles formed around those channels.
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ISSN:0038-7134
2040-8072
DOI:10.1017/S0038713400007958