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Forging Islamic Science

Forging Islamic Science

Episode 400 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. « Click for More »

Ottoman History Podcast

February 2, 2019

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="episode_no"> Episode 400</div> <br> <div class="guest_name"> <a href="https://ucsd.academia.edu/NirShafir" target="_blank">with Nir Shafir</a></div> <div class="host_name"> hosted by <a href="https://columbia.academia.edu/SusannaFerguson" target="_blank">Suzie Ferguson</a></div> <br> <center> <b style="text-align: left;">Download the podcast</b></center> <center> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/soundcloud/OHP" target="blank" title="Click to access RSS feed">Feed</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ottoman-history-podcast/id513808150" target="blank" title="Click to access series listing in iTunes">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Idu7nhligwgytnv77wvecdx3slq?t=Ottoman_History_Podcast" target="_blank">GooglePlay</a> | <a href="https://www.blogger.com/ENTER%20EPISODE%20URL%20FROM%20SOUNDCLOUD" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a></center> <br> <div class="episode_synopsis"> In this episode, Nir Shafir talks about the problem of &quot;fake minatures&quot; 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 &quot;Islamic science&quot; to be than what it actually was. That, Nir tells us, is a lost opportunity. </div> <br> </div><a href="https://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2019/02/islamicscience.html#more">« Click for More »</a>

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HistoryMiddleEastOttomanEmpireTurkeyIslam