Output details
27 - Area Studies
University of Exeter
Book title
La pensée d’Ibn al-Muqaffa'. Un « agent double » dans le monde persan et arabe.
Type
A - Authored book
DOI
-
Publisher of book
Editions de Paris
ISBN of book
9782851622723
Year of publication
2013
URL
-
Number of additional authors
-
Additional information
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Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
1 - Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
Yes
English abstract
Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (d. 757 CE) was a key author of the early period, transferring the legacy of Indo-Iranian civilization to Islam. Many of his works remain unknown however, due to his ambiguous attitude towards his Arab “masters” and to their religion. Some writings attributed to him criticise Islam, presenting a dualist critique of monotheism; others fit perfectly into the framework of the religion of the conquerors. In this work, Kristó-Nagy argues Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ’s oeuvre represent the revival of the Persian intellectual elite after the post conquest trauma. The appendices include re-editions and translations of Ibn al-Muqaffa’s shorter works.
