New publication by #Miras_e_maktub of an 8/14th C #Persian translation of a classic #ethics text from the 5/11th century 1/
Al-Dhari’a ila makarim al-shari’a of Raghib Isfahani (d. 502/1108) on #moralpsychology and #virtue_ethics from the #Aristotelian tradition remains rather neglected 2/
This #Persian translation was produced at the court of #ShahShuja (d. 764/1364) ruler of #Shiraz 3/
The text published in two volumes follows closely the earliest manuscript in #TehranUniversityCentralLibraty of 520 folios 4/
The translator’s introduction contextualises Raghib’s work in the genre of ethics 5/
This is an important text because it is an early example of court patronage in the production of translations of key works into #Persian which then played a role in the development of the #ArabicPersianCosmopolis 6/
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