Ancient Greek Philosophy and the East. Selected Bibliography. Part III. Classical Philosophical Heritage in Arabo-Muslim World (9th-10th centuries)

Abstract

This paper presents the final part of the thematic overview bibliography “Ancient Philosophy: Greece and the East”, the purpose of which is to systematize research in Russian and European languages, devoted to the links of Greek philosophy and Eastern wisdom and transformation of the classical philosophical heritage reflected in the sources into other languages (Syrian, Armenian, and Arabic). This part publishes selected literature on the history of perception of the classical philosophical heritage of antiquity in the Arab-Muslim world during the period of the formation of the original Arab-Muslim thought. Primary attention is paid to the history of the translation of ancient authors and texts into Arabic during the reign of the Abbasid dynasty, especially from the 9th–10th centuries. The introductory article on the bibliography provides a commentary on its structure and outlines the main topics and problems organizing it.