Rhetoric and Ideology in Abū Ḥayyān’s Kitāb al-idrāk

Rhetoric and Ideology in Abū Ḥayyān's Kitāb al-idrāk

Giuliano Lancioni (Rome)

Abstract

The paper offers a novel interpretation of the reasons for the writing of Abū Ḥayyān al-Ġarnāṭī’s Kitāb al-idrāk li-lisān al-atrāk.

Keywords

Abū Ḥayyān al-Ġarnāṭī, Kitāb al-idrāk li-lisān al-atrāk, Mamlūk ideology