Persian wisdom in Arabic garb / / edited and translated by Mohsen Zakeri.

• Author: Rayḥānī, ʻAlī ibn ʻUbaydah, -834.
• TeilnehmendeR: Zakeri, Mohsen,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, [Netherlands] : : Brill,, 2007.; ©2007
• 出版年: 2007
• 言語: English; Arabic
• シリーズ: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies 66.
• 物理的記述: 1 online resource (2 v. )
• 注記: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This volume introduces ʿAlī born ʿUbayda al-Rayḥānī (d. 219/834), one of the central figures in the transmission of classical Greek and Persian wisdom into Arabic. It offers an edition, translation, and evaluation of his book Jawāhir al-kilam , one of the oldest collections of proverbial wisdom and...