Ghazzal Dabiri
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Sunil Sharma created the group
Persian and Persianate Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years ago -
Sunil Sharma deposited Persian Poetry at the Indian Frontier: Mas’ud Sa’d Salman of Lahore on Humanities Commons 7 years ago
One of the earliest Persian poets in India, Masud Sad (d. 1121) was born in Lahore, now in Pakistan, while his ancestral roots were in Hamadan, Iran. Most of his professional career was spent as a court poet in Lahore and Ghazna (in present-day Afghanistan). His true talent was brought out when he spent eighteen years in India, in prison and…[Read more]
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Sunil Sharma's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 1 month ago
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Al-Mansur and the Critical Ambassador in the group
Late Antiquity on Humanities Commons 7 years, 2 months agoThe Arabic narrative sources record a host of tales related to the founding of Baghdad and to its founder, the caliph al-Manṣūr. In one account, reported in several versions by al-Ṭabarī and al-Ḫaṭīb al-Bagdādī, a Byzantine ambassador arrives at al-Manṣūr’s court and criticizes the caliph’s new capital. The present paper suggests that the tale m…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Al-Mansur and the Critical Ambassador in the group
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 2 months agoThe Arabic narrative sources record a host of tales related to the founding of Baghdad and to its founder, the caliph al-Manṣūr. In one account, reported in several versions by al-Ṭabarī and al-Ḫaṭīb al-Bagdādī, a Byzantine ambassador arrives at al-Manṣūr’s court and criticizes the caliph’s new capital. The present paper suggests that the tale m…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Al-Mansur and the Critical Ambassador in the group
Graeco-Arabic Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 2 months agoThe Arabic narrative sources record a host of tales related to the founding of Baghdad and to its founder, the caliph al-Manṣūr. In one account, reported in several versions by al-Ṭabarī and al-Ḫaṭīb al-Bagdādī, a Byzantine ambassador arrives at al-Manṣūr’s court and criticizes the caliph’s new capital. The present paper suggests that the tale m…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Al-Mansur and the Critical Ambassador in the group
Byzantine Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 2 months agoThe Arabic narrative sources record a host of tales related to the founding of Baghdad and to its founder, the caliph al-Manṣūr. In one account, reported in several versions by al-Ṭabarī and al-Ḫaṭīb al-Bagdādī, a Byzantine ambassador arrives at al-Manṣūr’s court and criticizes the caliph’s new capital. The present paper suggests that the tale m…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Al-Mansur and the Critical Ambassador on Humanities Commons 7 years, 2 months ago
The Arabic narrative sources record a host of tales related to the founding of Baghdad and to its founder, the caliph al-Manṣūr. In one account, reported in several versions by al-Ṭabarī and al-Ḫaṭīb al-Bagdādī, a Byzantine ambassador arrives at al-Manṣūr’s court and criticizes the caliph’s new capital. The present paper suggests that the tale m…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 6 months ago
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Alexandre Roberts created the group
Graeco-Arabic Studies on Humanities Commons 7 years, 10 months ago -
Alexandre Roberts deposited The Crossing Paths of Greek and Persian Knowledge in the 9th-century Arabic ‘Book of Degrees’ in the group
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThis paper examines a 9th-century Arabic text of genethlialogical astrology, arguing that while it presents itself as heir to a Greek science deriving from India, it is also a testament to the pervasive role played by Sasanian intellectual culture in the 8th- to 10th-century Greek-Arabic translation movement. After a description of the…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited The Crossing Paths of Greek and Persian Knowledge in the 9th-century Arabic ‘Book of Degrees’ in the group
History on Humanities Commons 8 years, 2 months agoThis paper examines a 9th-century Arabic text of genethlialogical astrology, arguing that while it presents itself as heir to a Greek science deriving from India, it is also a testament to the pervasive role played by Sasanian intellectual culture in the 8th- to 10th-century Greek-Arabic translation movement. After a description of the…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited The Crossing Paths of Greek and Persian Knowledge in the 9th-century Arabic ‘Book of Degrees’ on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months ago
This paper examines a 9th-century Arabic text of genethlialogical astrology, arguing that while it presents itself as heir to a Greek science deriving from India, it is also a testament to the pervasive role played by Sasanian intellectual culture in the 8th- to 10th-century Greek-Arabic translation movement. After a description of the…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
Syriac Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
Medieval Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad in the group
History on Humanities Commons 8 years, 3 months agoThābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts created the group
Christian Arabic Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 4 months ago -
Alexandre Roberts deposited Being a Sabian at Court in Tenth-Century Baghdad on Humanities Commons 8 years, 4 months ago
Thābit b. Qurra (d. 288/901), a Sabian of Ḥarrān, and his descendants remained in their ancestral religion for six generations. Why did they persist despite pressure to convert? This article argues that religious self-identification as a Sabian could be a distinct advantage in Baghdad’s elite circles. It focuses on Thābit’s great-grandson Abū…[Read more]
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Alexandre Roberts created the group
Islamicate Studies on Humanities Commons 8 years, 4 months ago
