Sindbādnāma
To most people Sindbad is the iconic hero of a collection of medieval tales about the adventurous travels of a sailor named Sindbad, known from the Arabian Nights . Composed of seven stories, the collection is all about the importance of personal initiative, courage, and perseverance to overcome pot...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston
BRILL
2013
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| Schriftenreihe: | Persian E-Books Miras Maktoob
Persian E-Books Miras Maktoob, ISBN: 9789004365452 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | To most people Sindbad is the iconic hero of a collection of medieval tales about the adventurous travels of a sailor named Sindbad, known from the Arabian Nights . Composed of seven stories, the collection is all about the importance of personal initiative, courage, and perseverance to overcome potentially disastrous situations and always come out on top. But apart from Sindbad the sailor, there is another collection of stories around another Sindbad, less known to the modern western reader. This collection turns around a young prince who is exonerated from the false accusation of plotting against his father, the king, thanks to the wisdom and foresight of his tutor, a sage named Sindbad. The stories go back to a Middle Persian archetype, which was-besides Abān Lāḥiqī's (d. circa 200/815) Arabic version-rendered into New Persian several times. From among these, Ẓahīrī Samarqandī's (6th/12th century) adaptation, here edited anew, is the only one to have survived |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 9789004402973 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/9789004402973 |