Forging Islamic Science
Feb 02, 2019
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Episode description
Episode 400
with Nir Shafir hosted by Suzie Ferguson
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In this episode, Nir Shafir talks about the problem of "fake minatures" of Islamic science: small paintings that look old, but are actually contemporary productions. As these images circulate in museums, on book covers, and on the internet, they tell us more about what we want "Islamic science" to be than what it actually was. That, Nir tells us, is a lost opportunity.
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with Nir Shafir hosted by Suzie Ferguson
Download the podcast Feed | iTunes | GooglePlay | SoundCloud
In this episode, Nir Shafir talks about the problem of "fake minatures" of Islamic science: small paintings that look old, but are actually contemporary productions. As these images circulate in museums, on book covers, and on the internet, they tell us more about what we want "Islamic science" to be than what it actually was. That, Nir tells us, is a lost opportunity.
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