THE MIRRORS FOR PRINCES WRITINGS BY AL-GHAZALI. II. THE FOUR LETTERS BY IMAM Cover Image

НАЗИДАТЕЛЬНЫЕ СОЧИНЕНИЯ АЛ-ГАЗАЛИ. II. ЧЕТЫРЕ ПИСЬМА ИМАМА
THE MIRRORS FOR PRINCES WRITINGS BY AL-GHAZALI. II. THE FOUR LETTERS BY IMAM

Author(s): Alexey Aleksandovich Khismatulin
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Translation Studies
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: Nasihat al-muluk; Siyar al-Muluk; Siyasat-nama; al-Ghazali; Nizam al-Mulk; Sanjar; Ismailis; Seljuqs;

Summary/Abstract: The paper is aimed to reflect modern ideas about the medieval Persian-language epistles ( risala ) composed by Imam al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111) in the genre of the mirrors for princes. The paper consists of two parts. This one presents the Russian translation of the first four letters from al-Ghazali’s epistolary collection (together with the commentary of its medieval compiler). These letters have a direct relation to the creation of Nasihat al-muluk and give a general idea about the historical context. They also provide additional arguments (historical and stylistic) against the opinion that N asihat al-Muluk has a two-part structure.

  • Issue Year: 155/2013
  • Issue No: 3 (2)
  • Page Range: 31-53
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Russian