The Books Sānk and Pātanğal A Socio-cultural History of al-Bīrūnī's Interpretations of Sāṅkhya and Yoga

The Books Sānk and Pātanğal A Socio-cultural History of al-Bīrūnī's Interpretations of Sāṅkhya and Yoga

Al-Bīrūnī (ca. 973-1050) was an innovative encyclopaedist thinker. He is particularly known to have investigated into India of his time. Yet, his life and the circumstances of his encounter with Indian languages, culture and sciences are still shrouded in mystery and legends. This research brings to...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Brill 2024
Subjects:
early Ghaznavids
early translation processes
history of Gandhara and Panjab
India Islam
Indian philosophy
interactions India-Islam
Kitab al-Hind
thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1F Asia::1FK South Asia (Indian sub-continent)::1FKA India
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDH Philosophical traditions and schools of thought
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRP Islam
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