Abstract
The aim of this study is to reconstruct a Greek work on physiognomy from scattered fragments in an Arabic work on physiognomy compiled in the early 14th century by Muḥammad al-Dimashqī, a Sufi shaykh who lived in the region of Damascus.
Thomann, Johannes (2019). A lost Greek text on physiognomy by Archelaos of Alexandria in Arabic translation transmitted by Ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Dimashqī: An edition and translation of the fragments with glossaries of the Greek, Syriac, and Arabic traditions. In: Johnson, J Cale; Stavru, Alessandro. Visualizing the invisible with the human body: Physiognomy and ekphrasis in the ancient world. Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 443-484.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to reconstruct a Greek work on physiognomy from scattered fragments in an Arabic work on physiognomy compiled in the early 14th century by Muḥammad al-Dimashqī, a Sufi shaykh who lived in the region of Damascus.
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| Item Type: | Book Section, not_refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 180 Ancient, medieval & eastern philosophy
290 Other religions |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Deposited On: | 29 Nov 2019 13:47 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2020 07:23 |
| Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| Series Name: | Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures |
| Number: | 10 |
| ISSN: | 2194-976X |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-061826-6 |
| OA Status: | Green |
| Official URL: | https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/509865?rskey=UgReYh&result=2 |
Thomann, Johannes