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tory Today Book Prize FinalistWinner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial PrizeA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearDeeply thoughtfulA delight.The Economist[A] tour de forceBevilacquas extraordinary book provides the first true glimpse into this storyHe, like the tradition he describes, is a rarity.New RepublicIn the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a pioneering community of Western scholars laid the groundwork for the modern understanding of Islamic civilization. They produced the first accurate translation of the Quran, mapped Islamic arts and sciences, and wrote Muslim history using Arabic sources. The Republic of Arabic Letters is the first account of this riveting lost period of cultural exchange, revealing the profound influence of Catholic and Protestant intellectuals on the Enlightenment understanding of Islam.A closely researched and engrossing study ofthose scholars who, having learned Arabic, used their mastery of that difficult language to interpret the Quran, study the career of Muhammadand introduce Europeans to the masterpieces of Arabic literature.Robert Irwin, Wall Street JournalFascinating, eloquent, and learned, The Republic of Arabic Letters reveals a world later lost, in which European scholars studied Islam with a sense of affinity and respectA powerful reminder of the ability of scholarship to transcend cultural divides, and the capacity of human minds to accept differences without denouncing them.Maya JasanoffWhat makes his study so groundbreaking, and such a joy to read, is the connection he makes between intellectual history and the material history of books.Financial Times

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