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A Greek and Arabic Lexicon (GALex)

PUBLISHER Brill (12/02/2013)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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From the eighth to the tenth century A.D., Greek scientific and philosophical works were translated wholesale into Arabic. A Greek and Arabic Lexicon is the first systematic attempt to present in an analytical, rationalized way our knowledge of the vocabulary of these translations. It is an indispensable reference tool for the study and understanding of Arabic scientific and philosophical language and literature, and for the knowledge of the vocabulary of Classical and Middle Greek and the reception and reading of classical Greek works in late antiquity and pre-Photian Byzantine literature.
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ISBN-13: 9789004255661
ISBN-10: 9004255664
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 134
Carton Quantity: 58
Product Dimensions: 6.10 x 0.32 x 9.21 inches
Weight: 0.44 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Multi-Lingual
Country of Origin: NL
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Reference | General
Reference | Arabic
Reference | Islam - General
Dewey Decimal: 492.7
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From the eighth to the tenth century A.D., Greek scientific and philosophical works were translated wholesale into Arabic. A Greek and Arabic Lexicon is the first systematic attempt to present in an analytical, rationalized way our knowledge of the vocabulary of these translations. It is an indispensable reference tool for the study and understanding of Arabic scientific and philosophical language and literature, and for the knowledge of the vocabulary of Classical and Middle Greek and the reception and reading of classical Greek works in late antiquity and pre-Photian Byzantine literature.
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Editor: Gutas, Dimitri
Dimitri Gutas is professor of Near Eastern languages at Yale University. He is the author of Greek Wisdom Literature in Arabic Translation and Avicenna and the Aristotelian Tradition published in the Netherlands.
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Editor: Endress, Gerhard
Gerhard Endress is professor of Islamic Studies at Ruhr University.

Carole Hillenbrand is professor of Islamic Studies at Edinburgh University.

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