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The Prince and the Sufi : the Judeo-Persian rendition of the Buddha biographies / by Dalia Yasharpour.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yasharpour, Dalia, author.
- Series:
- Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 62.
- The Brill reference library of Judaism, 1571-5000 ; volume 62
- Language:
- English
- Persian
- Subjects (All):
- Gautama Buddha.
- Elishaʻ ben Shemuʼel, active 17th century.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Elishaʻ ben Shemuʼel, active 17th century. Shahzādeh va Sufi.
- Elishaʻ ben Shemuʼel.
- Elishaʻ ben Shemuʼel, active 17th century--Translations into English.
- Elishaʻ ben Shemuʼel, active 17th century--Criticism and interpretation.
- Judeo-Persian literature.
- Gautama Buddha--Biography.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Translations.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 317 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
- Language Note:
- Introduction in English, text in Persian followed by English translation.
- Summary:
- "The Prince and the Sufi is the literary composition of the seventeenth-century Judeo-Persian poet Elisha ben Shmūel. In The Prince and the Sufi: The Judeo-Persian Rendition of the Buddha Biographies, Dalia Yasharpour provides a thorough analysis of this popular work to show how the Buddha's life story has undergone substantial transformation with the use of Jewish, Judeo-Persian and Persian-Islamic sources. The complete annotated edition of the text and the corresponding English translation are thorough and insightful. This scholarly study makes available to readers an important branch in the genealogical tree of the Buddha biographies"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The poet, his works & literary analysis of the JP composition
- 1. The JP poet in the context of history
- 2. Compositions
- 3. The Buddha biographies and their transmission
- 4. The Hebrew rendition and Its connection to the JP composition
- 5. Other literary precedents
- 6. Genre
- 7. Major themes and motifs
- 8. Structure
- 9. Language
- 10. Manuscripts.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Elishaʻ ben Shemuʼel, active 17th century. Shahzādeh va Sufi. English.
- Elishaʻ ben Shemuʼel, active 17th century. Shahzādeh va Sufi. Judeo-Persian.
- Shahzādeh va Sufi. English.
- Shahzādeh va Sufi. Judeo-Persian.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Yasharpour, Dalia, The prince and the sufi
- ISBN:
- 9789004442740
- 900444274X
- OCLC:
- 1198088007
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