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The Alexander Romance in the Persian Tradition: Its Influence on Persian History, Epic and Storytelling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This study aims to explore how the Alexander Romance entered the Persian literary tradition and to understand precisely its influence. The main question addressed is whether the Alexander Romance was part of the pre-Islamic Persian tradition and, if so ...
Manteghi Amin, Haila
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The Renaissance of Shi'i Islam [PDF]

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The renaissance of Shi’i Islam began in the 9th/15th century when the Ismailis experienced the Anjudan revival and Twelver Shi’i traditions were also renewed. This renaissance gained further strength when the Safavids succeeded in establishing a state in

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The perfection of the soul in Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī's Al-Sirr al-maktūm. [PDF]

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Al-Sirr al-Maktūm is one of the most compelling theoretical and practical accounts of astral magic written in the post-classical period of Islamic thought.
Noble, Michael Sebastian
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Continuity and transformation: theosis in the Arabic translation of Gregory Nazianzen's Oration on Baptism (Oration 40) [PDF]

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This doctoral thesis examines the Arabic translation of Gregory Nazianzen’s Oration on Baptism (Oration 40) by a tenth-eleventh century Melkite translator and writer, Ibrāhīm ibn Yūḥannā al-Anṭākī.
Tokay, Elif
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