The books Sānk and Pātanğal: a socio-cultural history of al-Bīrūnī's interpretation 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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| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2024
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Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia (volume 2)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia
volume 2 |
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Bīrūnī, Abu-'r-Raiḥān Muḥammad Ibn-Aḥmad al- 973-1048
/ India
/ Sankhya
/ Yoga
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Islamic Empire
Relations (India)
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 |