Between History and Fictionality: The Telescoping Advice in Ibn Ẓafar’s Sulwān al-muṭāʿ and Its Reception
Abstract The first part of the article focuses on the opening and closing chapters of Sicilian born polymath Ibn Ẓafar’s (d. ca. 566 /1171) mirror for princes, Sulwān al-muṭāʿ , which are devoted to “trusting [God]” ( tafwīḍ ) and “self-denial” ( zuhd ) respectively, and analyzes the combination of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of Abbasid Studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 104-141 |
| Further subjects: | B
advice literature
B animal fables B Ibn Ẓafar B mirror for princes |
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