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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)
- Title
- 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) / edited by Antonella Ghersetti.
- Author
- Conference of the School of Mamlūk Studies (1st : 2014 : Venice, Italy)
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.
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- Additional Authors
- Ghersetti, Antonella
- Description
- viii, 270pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- This volume is a collection of several papers devoted to Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī (d. 911/1505), presented on the First Conference of the School of Mamlūk 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 Mamlūk empire. Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī's bibliography ranges from law to theology, and from linguistics to history. It includes medicine and geography. He 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, this polymath 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; Stephen R. Burge; Daniela Rodica Firanescu; Éric Geoffroy; Antonella Ghersetti; Francesco Grande; Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila; Takao Ito; Judith Kindinger; Christian Mauder; Aaron Spevack.
- Series Statement
- Islamic history and civilization, volume 138
- Uniform Title
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 138.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-1125
- ISBN
- 9789004334502
- 9004334505
- LCCN
- 2016036887
- OCLC
- 956351174
- Conference
- Conference of the School of Mamlūk Studies (1st : 2014 : Venice, Italy)
- Title
- 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) / edited by Antonella Ghersetti.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Islamic history and civilization, volume 138Islamic history and civilization ; v. 138.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1250-1517
- Added Author
- Ghersetti, Antonella, editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-1125