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The Pharmacopoeial Handbook Šammu šikinšu
No full textA critical editio princeps of the cuneiform pharmaceutical manual entitled Šammu šikinšu, presenting its text in transliterated and normalized formats. Two appendices deal with closely related texts on the arts and lore of ancient Mesopotamia's physicians and pharmacists. A third one gives a hand-copy by the author of one of the clay tablets that constitute the handbook's text
Aesopus’ voorlopers in het oude Nabije Oosten
No full textLang voordat Aesopus zijn fabels zou hebben uitgebracht, werden in het oude Nabije Oosten allerlei verhalen over dieren verteld en te boek gesteld. Zo zijn er Egyptische fabels die vrijwel identiek verlopen als die, welke de ‘vader van de fabel’ ons naliet; ze lijken er model voor gestaan te hebben, wat de vraag naar literaire afhankelijkheid oproept. Ook in Mesopotamië circuleerden dierenverhalen, en de vertelling die hier besproken wordt, vertoont frappante gelijkenis met een fabel uit Egypte die ook bij Aesopus voorkomt. In het oude Tweestromenland symboliseert het dierenverhaal echter niet de externe mensenwereld en houdt hij de lezer geen morele les voor. Was langs Eufraat en Tigris de fabel in eigenlijke zin dan geheel onbekend
A printed Muslim ‘Lighthouse’ in Cairo: Al-Manār’s early years, religious aspiration and perception
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Van progressief naar conservatief: De wortels van het salafisme
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Islamic reformism and Great Britain: Rashid Rida’s image as reflected in the journal Al-Manar in Cairo
No full textThe present article intends to trace the images of Great Britain promoted by the Syro-Egyptian Muslim reformist Muhammad Rashid Rida as reflected in his well-known magazine Al-Manār (The Lighthouse). It goes beyond his political attitudes towards Britain as a colonizing power in the Muslim world by analysing his impressions of the British people, ethics, religion, education and culture. Despite his limited encounters with Englishmen and only a very short visit to Europe in 1921, Rida was able to formulate specific ideas on English life. Rida coupled his enthusiasm about England's high level of ethics, progress and society with his understanding of the reformation of certain Islamic ideals. The article argues that Rida's idealization of the British way of life and progress was also intertwined with a certain degree of fear about foreign domination. The heirs of Islamic reformism are currently showing a similarly mixed attitude in their critique of global jihad and embrace of democracy, while attacking American and British policies in the Middle East
Van officier in het Ottomaanse leger tot islamitische publicist en wapenhandelaar in Berlijn: Zeki Hishmat Kirâm (1886-1946)
No full textFrom an officer in the Ottoman army to a Muslim publicist and armament agent in Berlin: Zekî Hishmat Kirâm (1886–1946)
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