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The Last Pagans of Iraq: Ibn Wahshiyya And His Nabatean Agriculture

Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila

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Description:This is the first analysis in any language of the religious, philosophical and folkloristic content of Ibn Wa?shiyya's (d. 931) "Nabatean Agriculture," This enigmatic book, said to have been translated by Ibn Wa?shiyya from Syriac into Arabic, contains much material on Late Antique Paganism in Iraq and semi-learned reception of Greek philosophical thought. The first part of the present book studies the question of authenticity, authorship and context of the "Nabatean Agriculture," dated by the author to around 600 AD. The second part consists of 61 translated and annotated excerpts of the "Nabatean Agriculture," until now available only in the Arabic original, as well as introductions to the world view of the text.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Last Pagans of Iraq: Ibn Wahshiyya And His Nabatean Agriculture. To get started finding The Last Pagans of Iraq: Ibn Wahshiyya And His Nabatean Agriculture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is the first analysis in any language of the religious, philosophical and folkloristic content of Ibn Wa?shiyya's (d. 931) "Nabatean Agriculture," This enigmatic book, said to have been translated by Ibn Wa?shiyya from Syriac into Arabic, contains much material on Late Antique Paganism in Iraq and semi-learned reception of Greek philosophical thought. The first part of the present book studies the question of authenticity, authorship and context of the "Nabatean Agriculture," dated by the author to around 600 AD. The second part consists of 61 translated and annotated excerpts of the "Nabatean Agriculture," until now available only in the Arabic original, as well as introductions to the world view of the text.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Last Pagans of Iraq: Ibn Wahshiyya And His Nabatean Agriculture. To get started finding The Last Pagans of Iraq: Ibn Wahshiyya And His Nabatean Agriculture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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