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Majd al-Dīn al-Fīrūzābādī (1329-1415)

A Polymath on the Eve of the Early Modern Period

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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In Majd al-Dīn al-Fīrūzābādī (1329-1415): A Polymath on the Eve of the Early Modern Period, Vivian Strotmann provides a detailed reconstruction of the famous lexicographer’s and travelling scholar’s life and works. The ‘author of the Qāmūs al-muḥīṭ’ is widely known for his Arabic lexicon, which overshadows the astounding breadth of his writing. This polymathic aspect is elucidated through detailed reconstruction of al-Fīrūzābādī’s corpus, including examination of works that were considered lost and misapprehensions concerning ascriptions of authorship. Through minute analysis of biographical sources, the book shows al-Fīrūzābādī’s development as a scholar, his central role in the defence of Ibn al-ʿArabī’s teachings and thereby his importance as a powerful intellectual in Timurid times and for developments during the Early Modern Period.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-10-22
Mått155 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt605 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieIslamic History and Civilization
Antal sidor298
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004305397

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PreliminariesAcknowledgementsTable of TransliterationAbbreviationsList of Tables, Graphs, Photos, Maps and Texts1. Introduction2. Reports on a Scholar’s Life – Approaching the Sources3. A Life’s Journey3.1 Childhood and Youth (729/1329-745/1344): Kārizīn & Shīrāz3.2 Travel and Teaching (745/1344-750/1350): From Wāsiṭ to Baghdād3.3 Coming of Age (750/1350-759/1357(8)): The Damascene Decade3.4 Further Travels & The Qāmūs (760/1358(9)-794/1392): Based in Makka3.4.1 The Celebrated Qāmūs3.4.2 Dating and Versions of the Qāmūs al-muḥīṭ3.4.3 Editorial Decisions3.4.4 The Floods vs. the Crown of Language3.5 En Route to Yemen (794/1392-796/1393(4)): Baghdād, Shīrāz, Hurmuz3.6 Years of Allegiance (796/1393(4)-817/1415): Between Yemen and Mecca3.6.1 Educational Power: Two madāris3.6.2 Political Involvement: Declaring a khalīfa3.6.2.1 An Abortive Opus: The Baṣāʾir3.6.2.2 The Second Qāmūs al-muḥīṭ3.6.3 Religious Dispute: Defending Ibn al-ʿArabī4. A lughawī and More4.1 Matters of Reputation4.2 Oeuvre4.2.1 Accepted Works4.2.1.1 Adab4.2.1.2 ʿAsal4.2.1.3 Faḍāʾil4.2.1.4 Fiqh /Kalām4.2.1.5 Ḥadīth / Sīra nabawiyya4.2.1.6 Lugha4.2.1.7 Naḥw4.2.1.8 Ṣalāt4.2.1.9 Shiʿr4.2.1.10 Tafsīr4.2.1.11 Tarājim / ʿIlm al-rijāl4.2.1.12 Tārīkh / Buldān4.2.1.13 Taṣawwuf4.2.2 Disputed and Doubtful Ascriptions4.2.2.1 Unica4.2.2.2 Authorship4.3 Overview of Works 5. A Man on the Eve of the Early Modern Period6. SummaryBibliographyWorks by al-FīrūzābādīManuscript SourcesPrinted SourcesInternet SourcesAppendixA Manuscript Source: al-Nuʿmānī’s Kitāb al-rawḍ al-ʿāṭir

"Strotmann provides a detailed exposition and discussion of al-Firuzabadi, evaluates the biographical information concerning his life, critically examines and highlights his work – unquestionably illuminating and helpful not only for Arabists, but generally for linguists and researchers in the area of biography. Strotmann’s is a work that attempts to reach beyond al-Firuzabadi as the author of the Qamus; she actually promises that this is a book leaving the reader with more questions than answers." - Stavros Nikolaidis, in: Journal of Oriental and African Studies 28 (2019) "... Strotmann's work represents the first monographic study on al-Fīrūzābādī and the most successful and comprehensive effort ever undertaken to create the complete portrait of this great Islamic scholar, encompassing his biography and oeuvre, his intellectual network of masters and students, his relationship with political power, and his religious thought, thus establishing itself as the essential reference for any future investigation on the man, his ideas, and his written work." - Giovanni Maria Martini, University of Bonn, in: Al-Abhath 62-63 (2014-2015)