The Book of Noble Character

Pp., 6 Illus. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-30091-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Arabisch, Band 120, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

This critical Arabic text edition of K. Makarim al-akhlaq wa-mahasin al-adab wa-bada'i' al-awsaf wa-ghara'ib al-tashbihat(Book of Noble Character, Excellent Conduct, Admirable Descriptions, and Curious Similes) is a substantial work of adab attributed to the prominent littérateur Abu Mansur al-Tha'alibi (d. 429/1039) that consists of a short introduction and three chapters. The first chapter addresses acquiring noble character and excellent conduct (al-tahalli bi-makarim al-akhlaq wa-mahasin al-adab); the second addresses shunning away from base character and ugly traits (al-tazakki 'an masawi' al-akhlaq wa-maqabih al-shiyam); and the third addresses admirable descriptions and curious similes (bada'i' al-awsaf wa-ghara'ib al-tashbihat). At the end of the text one finds a relatively large collection of widely circulating proverbs (amthal sa'ira) that are alphabetically arranged. Makarim al-akhlaq is in essence an anthology of “good conduct” and of quotations suitable for social and literary discourse. It reflects the three ingredients of adab: behavior, literary culture, and learning. The work is introduced by an analytical study discussing the attribution of the work, the related genres, and the unique manuscript of the text.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Orfali, Bilal

Baalbaki, Ramzi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Editionen, Kritische Editionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Katholische Kirchen in Lateinamerika, Afrika, Indien und Asien

Über Autor(innen)

Bilal Orfali, Ph.D. (2009), Yale University, is Associate Professor of Arabic Studies at the American University of Beirut and the M.S. Sofia Chair in Arabic Studies at the Ohio State University. He is the editor of In the Shadow of Arabic, BRILL (2011), Sufism, Black and White, with Naada Saab, BRILL (2012) and The Comfort of the Mystics, with Gerhard Böwering, BRILL (2013)

Ramzi Baalbaki, PhD (1978), University of London, is the Margaret Weyerhaeuser Jewett Professor of Arabic at the American University of Beirut. He is also the Chair of the Academic Council of the Doha Arabic Historical Dictionary project. He has published extensively both in English and Arabic on the history of the Arabic grammatical and lexicographical traditions. He is the author of The Legacy of the, BRILL (2008) and The Arabic Lexicographical Tradition, BRILL (2014)