Book contents
- The Science of Music
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- The Science of Music
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- Part I Context
- 1 Music and Mathematics in an Interconnected Web of Cosmic Relations
- 2 Learning the Science of Music in Medieval Baghdad
- 3 Al-Urmawi’s Baghdad before and after the Coming of the Mongols
- 4 Al-Urmawi Goes to the Mustansiriyya: How to Learn the Science of Music
- Part II Texts
- Epilogue
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
3 - Al-Urmawi’s Baghdad before and after the Coming of the Mongols
from Part I - Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2024
Book contents
- The Science of Music
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- The Science of Music
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transliteration
- Introduction
- Part I Context
- 1 Music and Mathematics in an Interconnected Web of Cosmic Relations
- 2 Learning the Science of Music in Medieval Baghdad
- 3 Al-Urmawi’s Baghdad before and after the Coming of the Mongols
- 4 Al-Urmawi Goes to the Mustansiriyya: How to Learn the Science of Music
- Part II Texts
- Epilogue
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Series page
Summary
Chapter 3 will look into the sociocultural and intellectual conditions of Baghdad before and after the Mongol conquest of the city in 656/1258 as the locus of the production of al-Urmawi’s treatises on music. While not dismissing the damage that the city suffered during the conquest, this chapter will focus on the impact of the arrival of the newcomers on Baghdad’s intellectual environment. In particular, I will focus on the role of the Juwayni family, the rulers of the city in lieu of the Mongols as well as al-Urmawi’s patrons, in reviving the scientific spirit of the Baghdadi society.
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- The Science of MusicKnowledge Production in Medieval Baghdad and Beyond, pp. 73 - 96Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025