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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1. VerfasserIn: Verdon, Noémie (Verfasst von)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston Brill 2024
In: Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia (volume 2)
Jahr: 2024
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia volume 2
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Bīrūnī, Abu-'r-Raiḥān Muḥammad Ibn-Aḥmad al- 973-1048 / Indien / Sāṃkhya / Yoga
weitere Schlagwörter:B 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
Parallele Ausgabe:Elektronisch
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Zusammenfassung:"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. This research brings to light elements of his intellectual journey based on well-grounded analysis so as to contextualise al-Biruni's work of transmission of Indian philosophies into Arabic. Thanks to a theoretical framework rooted in a multidisciplinary approach, including Translation Studies, it enables to comprehend the full scope of his work and to analyse deeply his motives and choices of interpretation"--
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 254-274 und Index
Physische Details:XIII, 282 Seiten
ISBN:978-90-04-54853-4