The Doubts of Ibn al-Shibl al-Baghdādī (d. 474/1081–2), Poet, Philosopher, and Physician
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Wright Lecture given on Tuesday, 29th October, 2013 by Prof. Geert Jan van Gelder, University of Oxford
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| Created: | 2013-10-30 17:33 |
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| Collection: | Wright Lectures |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | University of Cambridge |
| Language: | eng (English) |
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| Keywords: | Hikma; Classical Arabic Poetry; |
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| Abstract: | Ibn al-Shibl al-Baghdādī has an entry in the famous book on physicians by Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah, 'Uyūn al-Anbā' fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbā'. He was, however, more famous as a poet than as a physician and Ibn Abī Uṣaybi'ah, who apparently includes him mainly because he likes poetry, quotes many fragments and some longer poems. One of these will be discussed in some detail. It is a somewhat unusual piece, of the genre called ḥikmah, in which the poet seems to question God's decision to create the world and mankind. Like Abū l-'Alā' al-Ma'arrī, whom he resembles to some extent, he expresses doubts about the Hereafter and about bodily resurrection.
Geert Jan van Gelder was born 1947 Amsterdam; graduated from the Universities of Amsterdam and Leiden (Semitic Languages); doctorate Leiden 1982; Lecturer in Arabic, University of Groningen, 1975-1998; Laudian Professor of Arabic, University of Oxford, 1998-2012. Fellow, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences; Fellow, British Academy. Published many articles and several books on classical Arabic literature. |
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