Muṣliḥ al-Dīn al-Lārī and His Samples of the Sciences

Muṣliḥ al-Dīn al-Lārī (d. 979/1572) was a scientist and philosopher of Shiraz in the 16th century who was active as a scholar first in India and then in the Ottoman land. He was a prolific author who wrote works in various fields. Some of his works on rational sciences, which was his main subjects o...

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Published in:Oriens
Main Author: Pourjavady, Reza (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Oriens
Further subjects:B multi-science work
B Ottoman science
B Muṣliḥ al-Dīn al-Lārī
B Ottoman thought
B Ottoman patronage
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Summary:Muṣliḥ al-Dīn al-Lārī (d. 979/1572) was a scientist and philosopher of Shiraz in the 16th century who was active as a scholar first in India and then in the Ottoman land. He was a prolific author who wrote works in various fields. Some of his works on rational sciences, which was his main subjects of interests, became textbooks in the Ottoman curriculum. His Samples of the Sciences (Unmūdhaj al-ʿulūm), which was written while he resided in Istanbul and dedicated to the grand vizier Rustam Pāshā (d. 968/1561), demonstrates his intellectual chalanges in twenty-one different desciplines.
ISSN:1877-8372
Contains:Enthalten in: Oriens
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18778372-04203002