Evidence For an Arabic Translation of the Yogaśataka

Research into the transmission of Indian scientific works to the Arabs during the early Abbasid period is still hampered by the most basic obstacles, some of which arise already at the level of identification of proper names and book titles. In this article, an attempt is made to identify and elucid...

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Published in:Journal of Semitic studies
Main Author: Kahl, Oliver (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2017]
In: Journal of Semitic studies
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
KBL Near East and North Africa
KBM Asia
TE Middle Ages
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Summary:Research into the transmission of Indian scientific works to the Arabs during the early Abbasid period is still hampered by the most basic obstacles, some of which arise already at the level of identification of proper names and book titles. In this article, an attempt is made to identify and elucidate one particularly opaque and hitherto unexplained Indian term in Arabic garb, thus adding another building block to our scanty knowledge of this track of intercultural exchange.
ISSN:1477-8556
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgw050