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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023, 6(15); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2023.061516.

The Influence of the Arab Century Translation Movement on Cultural Exchange

Author(s)

Mingwei Xi

Corresponding Author:
Mingwei Xi
Affiliation(s)

Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Pancheng Street, Nanjing, China

Abstract

In the Middle Ages of the Arab Abbasid dynasty, the rise of the vigorous Arab translation movement. The century-old translation movement is a global language revolution with a large scale, a long duration, a wide range of influence and a fast transmission speed. Its far-reaching influence has exerted a profound influence on the development of Arab countries and other countries in the world. Born in a tolerant society and supported by many sources, it was the inevitable outcome of the historical trend of Arab society at that time. The century-old Arab translation Movement systematically and completely translated a large number of books from Greece, ancient India and other countries, disseminated a large number of excellent cultural knowledge, reflected different political and cultural interactions, made great contributions to Arab Islamic culture and Western European literature, and had an irreplaceable impact on world culture. Has made indelible brilliant achievements in history.

Keywords

The Arab Translation Movement, Cultural Communication, World Civilization

Cite This Paper

Mingwei Xi. The Influence of the Arab Century Translation Movement on Cultural Exchange. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 15: 101-105. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.061516.

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