[PDF.56hn] The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn: An English Translation of EPISTLE 22

The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn: An English Translation of EPISTLE 22

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 | #780018 in Books |  Oxford University Press, USA |  2012-03-24 |  2012-03-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  6.10 x1.00 x9.20l,1.35 | File type: PDF | 416 pages

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||4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.| An excellent read for lovers of animals, humans and the Jinn|By Terri|We already know that animals have suffered under the yolk of humans for millennia. In this lovely translation of the medieval animal fable, both the animals (in various groupings of mammal tribes, birds, etc.) and humans send their respective representatives to the court of the divine Jinn for arbitration.| ||"The language of the translation is lively.... The work raises high expectations for future editions of the remaining epistles."--Philosophy in |||About the Author||Lenn E. Goodman is Professor

This is a new English translation of a classic of medieval Islamic learning, which illuminates the intellectual debates of its age and speaks vividly to the concerns of our own. It is the most famous work of the Brethren of Purity, a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad. In this rich allegorical fable the exploited and oppressed animals pursue a case against humanity. They are granted the gift of speech and presented as subjects with views and in...

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