La lumiere et les tenebres dans l’œuvre d’Ibn al-Muqaffa-c (Mort vers 757 apres J.-C.)

Nagy, István (2008) La lumiere et les tenebres dans l’œuvre d’Ibn al-Muqaffa-c (Mort vers 757 apres J.-C.). Acta Orientalia, 61 (3). pp. 265-293. ISSN 0001-6446

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Abstract

This article is the first of a series, and the precursor of a monograph on Ibn al-Muqaffa-c’s work. I give here a short description of the period of his times, those times of ferment in which Arabo-Islamic civilisation was first formed, and then continue with a more detailed analysis of what is probably the most controversial work attributed to him. I set out to prove that this “Manichean Apology” — which is in fact a “Rationalist Critique of Islam” — is very probably authentic, and gives an insight into the ontological foundations of Ibn al-Muqaffa ^c ’s ethical and political system. The article concludes with a summary of his philosophy as it can be reconstructed from his works.

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