The Community of the Biographical Dictionary: QÄá¸Ä« Ê¿IyÄá¸âs Ghunya
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QÄá¸Ä« Ê¿IyÄá¸âs (d. 1149) Ghunya is a biographical dictionary of the scholars the Ceutan jurist studied with and an inventory of the texts he acquired through various modes of transmission. As a catalogue of authors, teachers, and texts, al-Ghunya describes a network of scholarship contemporary with the rise and fall of Almoravid rule, and a history of learning that extends back to the earliest days of Islam. The essay demonstrates the importance of scholarly lineages and how they overlapped with lineal and marital bonds and explores the affective dimension of scholarly affiliations, focusing on the text as an expression of community and a work of memory. The ways in which the text reflects and reinforces a metaphorical âkinship of learningâ contributes to our understanding of social cohesion in the Almoravid era.
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The Community of the Biographical Dictionary: QÄá¸Ä« Ê¿IyÄá¸âs Ghunya
In: Medieval EncountersSearch for other papers by Janina Safran in
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Abstract
QÄá¸Ä« Ê¿IyÄá¸âs (d. 1149) Ghunya is a biographical dictionary of the scholars the Ceutan jurist studied with and an inventory of the texts he acquired through various modes of transmission. As a catalogue of authors, teachers, and texts, al-Ghunya describes a network of scholarship contemporary with the rise and fall of Almoravid rule, and a history of learning that extends back to the earliest days of Islam. The essay demonstrates the importance of scholarly lineages and how they overlapped with lineal and marital bonds and explores the affective dimension of scholarly affiliations, focusing on the text as an expression of community and a work of memory. The ways in which the text reflects and reinforces a metaphorical âkinship of learningâ contributes to our understanding of social cohesion in the Almoravid era.
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| Abstract Views | 470 | 165 | 30 |
| Full Text Views | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 286 | 11 | 0 |
