Persian Wisdom in Arabic Garb (2 Vols.)

ʿalī B. ʿubayda Al-Rayḥānī (D. 219/834) and His Jawāhir Al-Kilam Wa-Farāʾid Al-ḥikam
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15168-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 66, 378 Seiten, Format (B × H): 176 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 2745 g

Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies

This volume introduces 'Ali b. 'Ubayda al-Rayhani (d. 219/834), one of the central figures in the transmission of classical Greek and Persian wisdom into Arabic. It offers an edition, translation, and evaluation of his book Jawahir al-kilam, one of the oldest collections of proverbial wisdom and moralia in Arabic, as well as other remaining pieces of his works.
The first part of the book surveys the content of his more than sixty books and suggests that among his translations from Middle Persian into Arabic were the Sindbad-nama and Bilawhar wa-Budhasf. Moreover, he emerges as the author of the famous al-Adab al-saghir heretofore wrongly attributed to Ibn al-Muqaffa‘.
The second part contains the Arabic texts and translations as well as a rich documentation of their sources and their further transmission.

Autoren/Hrsg.

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Zakeri, Moshen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Mohsen Zakeri, Ph.D. (1993) in History, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, is affiliated with the University of Frankfurt. He has published extensively on early Islamic history and literature including Sasanid Soldiers in Early Muslim Society (Wiesbaden, 1995).