Religion and the Rise and Fall of Islamic Science
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Using information on thousands of books written in the medieval Islamic world, I document a sustained decline in innovative intellectual production starting in the 12th century CE. I show that this decline coincides with an increase in the percentage of books dedicated to religious topics and in the proportion of authors employed in religious occupations. These findings are consistent with historical evidence that the political power of religious leaders increased during this period, leading to institutional changes that decreased the relative payoff of producing books on innovative and non-
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