How Greek science passed to the Arabs / by De Lacy O'Leary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-192) and index.

Machine generated contents note: I. INTRODUCTION I -- II. HELLENISM IN ASIA 6 -- I. Hellenization of Syria 6 -- 2. The Frontier Provinces Io -- 3. Foundation of Jundi-Shapur I4 -- 4. Diocletian and Constantine 15 -- III. THE LEGACY OF GREECE 19 -- I. Alexandrian Science 19 -- 2. Philosophy 21 -- 3. Greek Mathematicians 29 -- 4. Greek Medicine 34 -- IV. CHRISTIANITY AS A HELLENIZING FORCE 36 -- I. Hellenistic Atmosphere of Christianity 36 -- 2. Expansion of Christianity 40 -- 3. Ecclesiastical Organization 44 -- V. THE NESTORIANS 47 -- I. First School of Nisibis 47 -- 2. School of Edessa 50 -- 3. Nestorian Schism 52 -- 4. Dark Period of the Nestorian Church 62 -- 5. The Nestorian Reformation 64 -- VI. THE MONOPHYSITES 73 -- i. Beginning of Monophysitism 73 -- 2. The Monophysite Schism 75 -- 3. Persecution of the Monophysites 80 -- 4. Organization of the Monophysite Church 85 -- 5. Persian Monophysites 90 -- VII. INDIAN INFLUENCE, I: THE SEA ROUTE 96 -- 1. The Sea Route to India 96 -- 2. Alexandrian Science in India 104 -- VIII. INDIAN INFLUENCE, II: THE LAND ROUTE I IO -- I. Bactria I IO -- 2. The Road Through Marw I 17 -- IX. BUDDHISM AS A POSSIBLE MEDIUM I20 -- I. Rise of Buddhism I20 -- 2. Did Buddhism Spread West? 122 -- 3. Buddhist Bactria 126 -- 4. Ibrahim ibn Adham 130 -- X. THE KHALIFATE OF DAMASCUS 131 -- I. Arab Conquest of Syria 131 -- 2. The Family of Sergius I38 -- 3. The Camp Cities 142 -- XI. THE KHALIFATE OF BAGHDAD 146 -- I. The 'Abbasid Revolution 146 -- 2. The Foundation of Baghdad 148 -- XII. TRANSLATION INTO ARABIC 155 -- I. The First Translators I55 -- 2. Hunayn ibn Ishaq I64 -- 3. Other Translators 170 -- 4. Thabit ibn Qurra 171 -- XIII. THE ARAB PHILOSOPHERS I76 -- NOTES 182 -- BIBLIOGRAPHY 189 -- INDEX 193.