Names, Natures and Things: The Alchemist J?bir ibn Hayy?n and his Kit?b al-Ahj?r

Description: Names, Natures and Things by Syed Nomanul Haq Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Jabir ibn Hayyan, for a long time the reigning alchemical authority both in Islam and the Latin West, has exercised numerous generations of scholars. Publisher Description Jabiribn Hdotuayyan, for a long time the reigning alchemical authority both in Islam and the Latin West, has exercised numerous generations of scholars. To be sure, it is not only the vexed question of the historical authorship and dating of the grand corpus Jabirianum which poses a serious scholarly challenge; equally challenging is the task of unravelling all those obscure and tantalizing discourses This book, a full-scale study of Jabir in the English language, takes up both challenges. The author begins by critically re-examining the historical foundations of the prevalent view that the Jabirian corpus is the work not of an 8th-century individual, but that of several generations of Shii authors belonging to the following century and later. Tentatively concluding that this view is problematic, the author therefore infers that its methodological implications are also problematic. Thus, developing its own methodological matrix, the book takes up the second challenge, namely that of a substantive analysis and explication of a Jabirian discourse, the "Book of Stones".Here, explicating Jabirs notions of substance and qualities, analyzing his ontological theory of language and unravelling the metaphysics of his Science of Balance, the author reconstructs the doctrinal context of the Stones and expounds its central theme. He then presents an authoritative critical edition of a substantial selection of the text of the Stones, based on all available manuscripts. This critical edition has been translated in its entirety and is provided with exhaustive commentaries and textual notes. This is the first English translation of a Jabirian text to emerge in print after a whole century. An outstanding contribution is that it announces and presents an exciting textual discovery: the author has found in the Stones a hitherto unknown Arabic translation of part of Aristotles "Categories". Given that we have so far known of only one other, and possibly later, classical Arabic translation of the Greek text, Haqs discovery gives this book an historical importance. Details ISBN 0792332547 ISBN-13 9780792332541 Title Names, Natures and Things Author Syed Nomanul Haq Format Paperback Year 1995 Pages 284 Edition 1st Publisher Springer GE_Item_ID:140618954; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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