Medieval arabic thought : essays in honour of Fritz Zimmermann

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Medieval arabic thought : essays in honour of Fritz Zimmermann

edited by Rotraud Hansberger, M. Afifi al-Akiti and Charles Burnett

(Warburg Institute studies and texts, 4)

Warburg Institute , N. Aragno, 2012

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CONTENTS Preface Galen and al-Razi on time / Peter Adamson The Hikam or aphorisms of al-Ghazali: some examples / M. Afifi al-Akiti Some Syriac pseudo-platonic curiosities / Sebastian Brock Al-Jahiz on Ashab al-Jahalat and the Jahmiyya / Patricia Crone Jawhar and Dhat in some medieval Arabic philosophers (or, on 'Dhis and Dhat') / Julian Faultless Le scepticisme et sa refutation selon al-Malahimi / Charles Genequand Mediating the medium: the Arabic Plotinus on vision / Rotraud Hansberger Shi'i views of the death of the Prophet Muhammad / Etan Kohlberg Nasir al-Din al-Tusi's exposition of mayl / Y. Tzvi Langermann 'Isa ibn 'Umayr's Ibadi theology and Donatist Christian thought / Wilferd Madelung The absurdaties of infinite time: Shahrastani's critique of Ibn Sina and Tusi's defence / Goby Mayer The Islamic literature on encounters between Muslim renunciants and Christiam monks / Christopher Melchert The development of translation techniques from Greek into Syriac and Arabic: the case of Galen's On the faculties and powers of simple drugs, book six / Peter E. Pormann The working files of Rhazes: are the Jami' and the Hawi identical? / Emilie Savage-Smith Waiting for Philoponus / Richard Sorabji [Greek title] / Manfred Ullman On coincidence: the twenty-seventh and twenty-eight nights of al-Tawhidi's al-Imta' wa-l-mu'anasa. An annotated translation / Geert Jan van Gelder Fragments of the hitherto lost Arabic translations of Galen's On my own opinions in the philosophy reader MS Oxford, Bodleian Library, Oriental Collections, Marsh 539 / Elvira Wakelnig A list of publications of Fritz Zimmermann Index of proper names.

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Contents Preface Peter Adamson Galen and al-Razi on Time M. Afifi al-Akiti The ikam or Aphorisms of al-Ghazali: Some Examples Sebastian Brock Some Syriac Pseudo-Platonic Curiosities Patricia Crone Al-Jahiz on Ashab al-Jahalat and the Jahmiyya Julian Faultless Jawhar and Dhat in Some Medieval Arabic Philosophers (or, On 'Dhis and Dhat') Charles Genequand Le Scepticisme et sa Refutation selon al-Malahimi Rotraud Hansberger Mediating the Medium: The Arabic Plotinus on Vision Etan Kohlberg Shi i Views of the Death of the Prophet Muhammad Y. Tzvi Langermann Nasir al-Din al- usi's Exposition of mayl Wilferd Madelung Isa ibn Umayr's Ibadi Theology and Donatist Christian Thought Toby Mayer The Absurdities of Infinite Time: Shahrastani's Critique of Ibn Sina and usi's Defence Christopher Melchert The Islamic Literature on Encounters between Muslim Renunciants and Christian Monks Peter E. Pormann The Development of Translation Techniques from Greek into Syriac and Arabic: The Case of Galen's On the Faculties and Powers of Simple Drugs, Book Six Emilie Savage-Smith The Working Files of Rhazes: Are the Jami and the awi Identical? Manfred Ullman Geert Jan van Gelder On Coincidence: The Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth Nights of al-Tawhidi's al-Imta wa-l-mu anasa. An Annotated Translation Elvira Wakelnig Fragments of the Hitherto Lost Arabic Translation of Galen's On My Own Opinions in the Philosophy Reader MS Oxford, Bodleian Library, Oriental Collections, Marsh 539 List of Publications of Fritz Zimmermann

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  • NCID
    BB1385842X
  • ISBN
    • 9781908590718
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    engfreger
  • Place of Publication
    London,Turin
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 247 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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