Keys to the sciences: (Maqālīd al-ʻulūm), a gift for the Muzaffarid Shāh Shujāʻ on the definitions of technical terms
"Maqālīd al-ʻulūm (Keys to the Sciences) is a significant source on definitions of Arabic scientific terms in the post-classical period. Composed by an anonymous author, it contains over eighteen hundred definitions in the realm of twenty-one religious, literary, and rational sciences. The work...
| Altri autori: | ; |
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| Tipo di documento: | Stampa Libro |
| Lingua: | Arabo Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Pubblicazione: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2020]
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| In: |
Islamic philosophy, theology and science (volume 112)
Anno: 2020 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Islamic philosophy, theology and science
volume 112 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Arabo
/ Islam
/ Scienza <motivo>
/ Terminologia
/ Linguaggio scientifico
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
Arabic Language
Terms and phrases
B Science Terminology Arabic |
| Edizione parallela: | Elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | "Maqālīd al-ʻulūm (Keys to the Sciences) is a significant source on definitions of Arabic scientific terms in the post-classical period. Composed by an anonymous author, it contains over eighteen hundred definitions in the realm of twenty-one religious, literary, and rational sciences. The work was dedicated to the Muzaffarid Shāh Shujāʻ, who ruled over Shiraz and its neighbouring regions from 759/1358 to 786/1384. The present volume contains a critical edition of Maqālīd al-ʻulūm based on its three extant manuscripts. In the introduction, the editors review previous scholarship on the text, present an overview of patronage at the court of Shāh Shujāʻ and identify some of the sources used by the author of the work. They suggest that the work in its structure mirrors Abū ʻAbdullah Khuwārizmī Maqālīd al-ʻulūm, completed in 366/976"-- |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descrizione fisica: | 87, 241, VI Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-42335-0 |
