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A Jewish Philosopher of Baghdad
ʿIzz al-Dawla Ibn Kammūna (d. 683/1284) and His Writings
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For a long time, the study of the life and work of the Jewish thinker Ê¿Izz al-Dawla Ibn KammÅ«na (d. 683/1284) remained limited to a very small number of texts. Interest in Ibn KammÅ«na in the Western Christian world dates back to the 17th century, when Barthélemy dâHerbelot (1624-1695) included information on two of Ibn KammÅ«na's works â his examination of the three faiths (Tanqīḥ al-abḥÄth li-l-milal al-thalÄt), i.e. Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and his commentary on Avicennaâs al-IshÄrÄt wa l-tanbÄ«hÄt â in his Bibliothèque orientale. Subsequent generations of Western scholars were focused on Ibn KammÅ«naâs Tanqīḥ al-abḥÄth , whereas his fame in the Eastern lands of Islam was based exclusively on his philosophical writings. These include a commentary on the KitÄb al-TalwīḥÄt by the founder of Illumationist philosophy, ShihÄb al-DÄ«n al-SuhrawardÄ« (d. 587/1191) and numerous independent works on philosophy and logic. Since most of the manuscripts of Ibn KammÅ«naâs philosophical writings are located in the public and private libraries of Iran, Iraq, and Turkey, they were (and are) out of reach for the majority of Western scholars.
The volume gives a detailed account of the available data of Ibn KammÅ«naâs biography, provides an outline of his philosophcial thought and studies in detail the reception of his thought and his writings among later Muslim and Jewish philosophers. An inventory of his entire Åuvre provides detailed information on the extant manuscripts. The volume furthermore includes editions of nine of his writings.
The volume gives a detailed account of the available data of Ibn KammÅ«naâs biography, provides an outline of his philosophcial thought and studies in detail the reception of his thought and his writings among later Muslim and Jewish philosophers. An inventory of his entire Åuvre provides detailed information on the extant manuscripts. The volume furthermore includes editions of nine of his writings.
Reza Pourjavady, is Research scholar (Islamic Studies), Free University Berlin.
Sabine Schmidtke, is Professor for Islamic Studies, Free University Berlin.
Sabine Schmidtke, is Professor for Islamic Studies, Free University Berlin.
"... this is a most welcome and highly detailed bibliography and will surely prove to be an important aid to scholarship."
Tzvi Langermann, in MESA R O M E S 43.2, 2009
Tzvi Langermann, in MESA R O M E S 43.2, 2009
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