Reflecting mirrors, East and West : transcultural comparisons of advice literature for rulers (8th-13th century) / by Enrico Boccaccini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boccaccini, Enrico, author.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 189.

Islamic history and civilization : studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 189

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education of princes--Middle East--Early works to 1800.

Education of princes.

Middle East.

Education of princes--Europe--Early works to 1800.

Europe.

Kātib, ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn Yaḥyá, -749 or 750. Risāla.

Kātib, ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd ibn Yaḥyá.

Jonas, Bishop of Orléans, approximately 780-843. De institutione regia.

Jonas.

Ghazzālī, 1058-1111. Naṣīḥat al-mulūk.

Ghazzālī.

Castigos e documentos.

De institutione regia (Jonas, Bishop of Orléans).

Genre:

Early works.

Physical Description:

x, 314 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"In Reflecting Mirrors, East and West Enrico Boccaccini sheds new light on Mirrors for Princes, the pre-modern genre of advice literature for rulers. A popular genre in the societies that emerged from the Late Antique oecumene, Mirrors for Princes are considered here, for the first time, as a transcultural phenomenon that challenges the dichotomy of the Orient and the Occident. Traditionally, the historiographic tradition has viewed 'European' and 'Middle Eastern' Mirrors as distinct and incommensurable. Analyzing the contents and discourses in four Mirrors, ostensibly separated by space, time and language, Enrico Boccaccini convincingly draws out the surprising continuities between these texts, while also showing how they are embedded in their own historical, literary and political context"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Boccaccini, Enrico. Reflecting mirrors, East and West

ISBN:

9789004498747

9004498745

OCLC:

1284920823