Lenn E. (Hrsg.) Goodman

The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn

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This is a new English translation of a classic of medieval Islamic learning, which illuminates the intellectual debates of its age and speaks vividly to the concerns of our own. It is the most famous work of the Brethren of Purity, a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad. In this rich allegorical fable the exploited and oppressed animals pursue a case against humanity. They are granted the gift of speech and presented as subjects with viewsand interests of their own. Over the course of the hearing they rebuke and criticise human weakness, deny man's superiority, and make powerful demands for greater justice and respect… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: McGregor, Richard (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-19-163120-7
EAN: 9780191631207
Produktnummer: 29057514
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 3'390 KB

Über den Autor

Lenn E. Goodman is Professor of Philosophy and Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.Richard McGregor is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Islamic Studies at Vanderbilt University.