This new edition has an introduction by Professor Dimitri Gutas that highlights the importance of this work as well as the scholar who wrote it. Professor Franz Rosenthal d.
He was a prolific scholar who, among other works, translated the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun in 3 vols. The book is divided into seven chapters dealing with many aspects of the idea of knowledge ilm in the Islamic world. It begins by examining the concept of knowledge in Arabic prior to advent of Islam.
It also examines the concept in other Semitic languages and cultures. All rights reserved. He highlights the role of these central texts in creating a culture of learning and a high regard for knowledge.
Rosenthal then delves deeper in knowledge and its relationship to faith. In this chapter, Rosenthal analyzes the Greek works that were translated into Arabic and the choice of terminology used.
Pages: 70— Pages: — Professor Rosenthal was a prolific scholar whose publications ranged from a monograph on Humor in Early Islam to a three-volume annotated translation of the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun to a Grammar of Biblical Aramaic.
Rosenthal often worked with manuscripts and unedited sources and, while we have the luxury of criticizing his judgments based on our access to superior critical editions, the contribution of the book remains singular.
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