The books Sānk and Pātanğal

• Verfasst von: Verdon, Noémie [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The books Sānk and Pātanğal
• Titelzusatz: a socio-cultural history of al-Bīrūnī's interpretation of Sāṅkhya and Yoga
• Verf.angabe: by Noémie Verdon
• Verlagsort: Leiden ; Boston
• Verlag: Brill
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: XIII, 282 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Perspectives on islamicate South Asia ; volume 2
• Fussnoten: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 254-274 und Index
• ISBN: 978-90-04-54853-4
• Schlagwörter: (p)Bīrūnī, Abu-'r-Raiḥān Muḥammad Ibn-Aḥmad al- / (g)Indien / (s)Sāṃkhya / (s)Yoga
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Verdon, Noémie: The books Sānk and Pātanğal. - Leiden : Brill, 2024. - 1 Online-Ressource (XIII, 282 Seiten)
• K10plus-PPN: 1868956458

Abstract

"Al-Biruni (ca. 973--1050) was an impressive and innovative encyclopaedist thinker. He is particularly known to have investigated into India of his time. Yet, his life and the circumstances of his encounter with Indian languages, culture and sciences are still shrouded in mystery and legends. This research brings to light elements of his intellectual journey based on well-grounded analysis so as to contextualise al-Biruni's work of transmission of Indian philosophies into Arabic. Thanks to a theoretical framework rooted in a multidisciplinary approach, including Translation Studies, it enables to comprehend the full scope of his work and to analyse deeply his motives and choices of interpretation"--