On Kitab Patanjali by Al-Biruni. Introductory article to the translation
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2021-17-2-77-81
Abstract
The interaction of various religious and philosophical traditions in the epistemological, soteriological and ontological levels is one of the most interesting topics of the modern culture. And in this sense, the text of Bīrūnī is more relevant today than ever, because it demonstrates the feasibility of one of the most problematic types of interaction — the Islamic tradition and the Hindu tradition. The paper deals with the sample of such an interaction in the period of the Middle Ages. The paper represents a brief introduction to the first Russian translation of some fragments of the Arabic text “Kitāb Bātanjali al-Hindī” by Abū Rayḥān Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Bīrūnī.
About the Author
R. V. Pskhu
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ruzana V. PSKHU, Dr. Sci. (Philos.), prof. of the Department of History of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Purushottama Research Centre
6, Miklukho-Maklaya Str., Moscow, 117198
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Pskhu R.V. On Kitab Patanjali by Al-Biruni. Introductory article to the translation. Islam in the modern world. 2021;17(2):77-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2021-17-2-77-81
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