The books Sānk and Pātanğal : a socio-cultural history of al-Bīrūnī's interpretation of Sāṅkhya and Yoga / Noémie Verdon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verdon, Noémie, author.

Series:

Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia Series

Perspectives on Islamicate South Asia Series ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sanskrit literature--Translations into Arabic.

Sanskrit literature.

Islamic Empire--Relations--India.

Islamic Empire.

India--Relations--Islamic Empire.

India.

Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048--Criticism and interpretation.

Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad.

Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048. Kitāb Bātanjal al-Hindī fī al-khalāṣ min al-irtibāk.

Bīrūnī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 973?-1048. Tārīkh al-Hind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2024]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Cultural Contexts of al-Bi¯ru¯ni¯'s Work and Writings

2. The Social and Intellectual Contexts

3. Al-Bi¯ru¯ni¯'s Translations within the Sa¯n?khya-Yoga Traditions

4. Al-Bi¯ru¯ni¯'s Interpretative Strategies

5. On the Kita¯b Pa¯tang?al and Its Sanskrit Source

6. On the Kita¯b Sa¯nk and Its Sanskrit Source

Conclusion

Appendix: Passages Related to the Kita¯b Sa¯nk Found in the Tah?qi¯q ma¯ li-l-Hind

Glossary of Sanskrit Terms as al-Bi¯ru¯ni¯ Interpreted Them into Arabic

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004680302

9004680306

OCLC:

1492967323