Al-Suyūṭī, a Polymath of the Mamlūk Period

Proceedings of the Themed Day of the First Conference of the School of Mamlūk Studies (Ca' Foscari University, Venice, June 23, 2014)
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-33450-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 138, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

This volume is a collection of several papers devoted to Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 911/1505), presented on the First Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies (held at Ca’ Foscari University,Venice, from June 23 to June 25, 2014). It aims to contribute to a reassessment of the scholarly profile of the controversial but fascinating polymath and intellectual, and, more generally, to a deeper understanding of the cultural, political and academic life of the last period of the Mamluk empire. Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti's bibliography ranges from law to theology, and from linguistics to history. It includes medicine and geography. This polymath felt that his mission was to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the past, and knowledge in general, from widespread ignorance and decline. Considered for a long time to be an author devoid of any originality and a “simple” compiler, he was in fact an excellent teacher and a rigorous scholar who had a meticulous and accurate working method. With contributions by: Christopher D. Bahl; Mustafa Banister; Joel Blecher; S. R. Burge; Daniela Rodica Firanescu; Éric Geoffroy; Antonella Ghersetti; Francesco Grande; Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila; Takao Ito; Judith Kindinger; Christian Mauder; Aaron Spevack.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ghersetti, Antonella

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik

Über Autor(innen)

Antonella Ghersetti, Ph.D. (Florence, 1998) is Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. She authored a series of articles and edited monographs on pre-modern Arabic literature and culture. She also translated Arabic texts.