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The Book of Laws (Kitāb an-Nawāmīs) attributed to Plato : Edition, Translation and Commentary / edited by Georges Tamer and Pascal Held.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 135.
- Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
- Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 135
- Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Middle East and Islamic Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Edition, Translation and Commentary
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Kitāb an-Nawāmīs (The Book of Laws), an anonymous tenth-century philosophical work attributed to Plato, constitutes a rare example of pre-Avicennan Arabic philosophy, combining Neoplatonic metaphysics and illustrative stories set in ancient Greece with the piety and ethical principles of early Islam. This study offers edition, translation and commentary of Kitāb an-Nawāmīs, and highlights the role the work played in the medieval Islamic reception of Platonism, as well as its impact on later philosophical discourses in Safavid Iran (1501-1722). The study thus adds to our understanding of the development of early Arabic philosophy, the transmission of antique Greek philosophical works into the Islamic tradition, and the medieval reception of Platonism more broadly.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Abbreviations and Editorial Remarks
- Edition and Translation of Kitāb an-Nawāmīs كتاب النّواميس
- Commentary
- Bibliography
- Index of Names and Places
- Index of Subjects
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-74945-4
- 9789004749450
- OCLC:
- 1569122444
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004749450 DOI
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