The Books Sānk and Pātanğal: A Socio-cultural History of al-Bīrūnī’s Interpretations of Sāṅkhya and Yoga
"Al-Biruni (ca. 973--1050) was an impressive and innovative encyclopaedist thinker. He is particularly known to have investigated into India of his time. Yet, his life and the circumstances of his encounter with Indian languages, culture and sciences are still shrouded in mystery and legends. T...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Brill
2024
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| En: | Año: 2024 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Islamic Empire
Relations (India)
B Islam B Philosophical traditions and schools of thought B India Relations (Islamic Empire) B Sanskrit literature Translations into Arabic B Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad (973?-1048) Tārīkh al-Hind B Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad (973?-1048) Kitāb Bātanjal al-Hindī fī al-khalāṣ min al-irtibāk B Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad (973?-1048) Criticism and interpretation B India |
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| Rights Information: | CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Sumario: | "Al-Biruni (ca. 973--1050) was an impressive and innovative encyclopaedist thinker. He is particularly known to have investigated into India of his time. Yet, his life and the circumstances of his encounter with Indian languages, culture and sciences are still shrouded in mystery and legends. This research brings to light elements of his intellectual journey based on well-grounded analysis so as to contextualise al-Biruni's work of transmission of Indian philosophies into Arabic. Thanks to a theoretical framework rooted in a multidisciplinary approach, including Translation Studies, it enables to comprehend the full scope of his work and to analyse deeply his motives and choices of interpretation"-- |
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| ISBN: | 978-90-04-68030-2 978-90-04-54853-4 |
| Acceso: | Open Access |
