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Bernard Carra de Vaux
1867–1953
A French historian of Islam and Arab thought, his work helped introduce medieval Islamic philosophy to European readers. He wrote on figures such as Avicenna and explored how science, religion, and intellectual life developed in the Islamic world.
2 Audiobooks
La doctrine de l'Islam
by Bernard Carra de Vaux
Avicenne
by Bernard Carra de Vaux
About the author
Born in 1867, Bernard Carra de Vaux was a French scholar, writer, and historian best known for his studies of Islamic civilization and the history of philosophy. His books and essays focused especially on Arabic thought and on major medieval thinkers, and his work was part of the early modern European effort to study Islamic intellectual history in depth.
He wrote on topics including Avicenna, Islamic philosophy, and the development of scientific and religious ideas in the Muslim world. Surviving library and archival records also show the range of his publications, which include works on Islam and editions or studies connected to Arabic historical texts.
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