Search for dissertations about: "arabic manuscript"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words arabic manuscript.

  2. 1. Early Christian Arabic Versions of Daniel : A Comparative Study of Early Manuscripts (9th–13th centuries) with a Focus on Translation Techniques in MS Sinai Ar. 1 and MS Sinai Ar. 2

    Author : Mirjam Lindgren Hjälm; Anette Månsson; Meira Polliack; Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Christian Arabic; Semitic Languages; Semitiska språk;

    Abstract : The Book of Daniel was translated into Arabic by and for Near Eastern Christians around the ninth century, as evident from extant manuscript sources. Approximately a dozen early (9th–13th centuries) Christian Arabic translations of this book have survived until today. With a few exceptions, these manuscripts contain independent translations. READ MORE

  4. 2. Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī: On Phlebotomy : Edition, translation and commentary

    Author : Juhan Björn; Abū Bakr Muḥammad Ibn Zakariyyāʼ al-Rāzī; Arabiska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of medicine; Graeco-Arabic medicine; text-critical edition; Arabic; Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī; phlebotomy;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is to present a text-critical edition of the medieval treatise Maqāla fī l-Faṣd, ‘On Phlebotomy’, attributed to Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyāʾ al-Rāzī (865-925), a prominent physician and scholar known especially for his expertise in medicine. His contributions as a distinguished medical author and devoted clinician earned him recognition in both Arabic and Latin medical literature, leading to the Latin name, Rhazes. READ MORE

  5. 3. Qusta ibn Luqa On Numbness : A Book on Numbness, Its Kinds, Causes and Treatment According to the Opinion of Galen and Hippocrates. Edition, Translation and Commentary

    Author : Lena Ambjörn; Arabiska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History of medicine; text-critical edition; Arabic; Qusta ibn Luqa; Non-Christian religions; Islamic medicine; Galenism; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ;

    Abstract : Qusta ibn Luqa (fl. 860) was a prominent figure in the Graeco-Arabic translation movement that reached its peak in the 9th century. At the request of wealthy and influential commissioners, Qusta translated Greek works on astronomy, mathematics, mechanics and natural science into Arabic. READ MORE

  6. 4. A Treatise on the Unity and Trinity of God by Israel of Kashkar (d. 872). Introduction, edition and word index

    Author : Bo Holmberg; Arabiska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Kashkar.; al-Kaskari; apologetics; authorship; unity; trinity; Israel of Kashkar; Yahya ibn Adi; Christian Arabic literature;

    Abstract : The present work is a contribution to the study of Christian Arabic literature. An apologetic treatise on the unity and trinity of God incorrectly attributed to Yahya ibn Adi (d. 974) is edited for the very first time and provided with a comprehensive word index. The edition is based on six manuscripts found in Egypt. READ MORE

  7. 5. Ethnic Discrimination, Name Change and Labor Market Inequality : Mixed approaches to ethnic exclusion in Sweden

    Author : Moa Bursell; Carl le Grand; Gunn Birkelund; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethnicity; ethnic discrimination; employment gaps; field experiment; correspondence test; gender; sex segregation; name change; stigma; pragmatic assimilation; mixed methods; Sweden; Sociology; sociologi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four empirical studies on ethnic integration in the Swedish labor market. Studies I-III draw on a field experiment testing ethnic discrimination in the hiring process. READ MORE