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Chapter-23 Religion and Science during Formative Periods of Islamic Culture

BOOK TITLE: Science and Religion-Synergy not Skepticism

Author
1. Isanović Nusret
ISBN
9789352702756
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18046_24
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
13
Author Affiliations
1. Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chapter keywords
Religion, science, Islamic culture, spiritual-historical phenomena, hermeneutic-interpretative horizon, civilization, scientific culture, religious science

Abstract

Along with philosophy and myth, religion and science have been the most dominant macroparadigmatic consciousnesses throughout the world’s history. Today, more than ever in history, the destiny of our world and the survival of mankind depend on their function, their spiritual and moral qualities, and the nature of their influence. Religion and science are certainly the most complex spiritual-historical phenomena which cannot be considered unambiguously by focusing on one’s own cultural vantage point and from only one perspective, or from only a hermeneutic-interpretative horizon. This chapter covers the new scientific culture of Islam and the unique horizon of science and religion. The mainstream view of science is governed by the myth that science was created by Western European civilization, with little or no contribution being made by other civilizations, which is clearly reflected in the historical science literature, which tends not to be acquainted with even basic information on the sciences of other non-European nations.

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