University of Córdoba (medieval scholarly center)

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The University of Córdoba was a renowned medieval Islamic center of learning in Al-Andalus, famous for its advanced scholarship in fields such as philosophy, medicine, mathematics, and theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
medieval Islamic center of learning
scholarly center
associatedWith Caliphate of Córdoba
Islamic jurisprudence
Qurʾanic exegesis
attractedStudentsFrom Andalusia
surface form: Al-Andalus

North Africa
other parts of the Islamic world
connectedTo Great Mosque of Córdoba
culturalContext Islamic Spain
surface form: Al-Andalus culture

Islamic civilization
educationalModelFor later institutions in Al-Andalus
era Middle Ages
fieldOfStudy astronomy
grammar
law
logic
mathematics
medicine
philosophy
theology
flourishedDuring 10th century
11th century
hadInstitutionType mosque-college complex
hasEducationalLevel higher education
influenced Latin scholasticism
medieval European scholarship
influencedBy Abbasid intellectual traditions
knowledgeTransmissionTo Christianization of Europe
surface form: Christian Europe
languageOfInstruction Arabic
locatedIn Andalusia
surface form: Al-Andalus

Cordoba (historical)
surface form: Córdoba
locatedInPresentDay Spain
notableFor advanced scholarship
large libraries
translation activities
partOf Islamic Golden Age
patronageBy Umayyad emirs
surface form: Umayyad rulers of Córdoba
region Iberian Peninsula
religiousSchool Sunni Islam
religiousTradition Islam
status defunct
teachingMethod commentary tradition
study circles
typeOfCurriculum religious and rational sciences
usedScript Arabic script

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Islamic Spain notableInstitution University of Córdoba (medieval scholarly center)