The Last Pagans of Iraq : : Ibn Waḥshiyya and his Nabatean Agriculture / / Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila.
This is the first analysis in any language of the religious, philosophical and folkloristic content of Ibn Waḥshiyya's (d. 931) Nabatean Agriculture. This enigmatic book, said to have been translated by Ibn Waḥshiyya from Syriac into Arabic, contains much material on Late Antique Paganism in Ir...
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| Superior document: | Islamic History and Civilization ; 63 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006. |
| Year of Publication: | 2006 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic History and Civilization ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (408 p.) |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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| Other title: | Ibn Waḥshiyya and his Nabatean Agriculture Filāḥah al-Nabaṭīyah. |
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| Summary: | This is the first analysis in any language of the religious, philosophical and folkloristic content of Ibn Waḥshiyya's (d. 931) Nabatean Agriculture. This enigmatic book, said to have been translated by Ibn Waḥshiyya from Syriac into Arabic, contains much material on Late Antique Paganism in Iraq and semi-learned reception of Greek philosophical thought. The first part of the present book studies the question of authenticity, authorship and context of the Nabatean Agriculture , dated by the author to around 600 AD. The second part consists of 61 translated and annotated excerpts of the Nabatean Agriculture , until now available only in the Arabic original, as well as introductions to the world view of the text. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1281398942 9786611398941 9047409086 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila. |