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'''Muḥsin Mahdī''' ({{lang-ar|محسن مهدي}} |
'''Muḥsin Sayyid Mahdī al-Mashhadani''' ({{lang-ar|محسن مهدي}}; cited '''Muhsin S. Mahdi'''; June 21, 1926 – July 9, 2007) was an Iraqi-American [[islamology|Islamologist]] and [[Arabist]]. He was a leading authority on Arabian history, [[philology]], and [[philosophy]]. His best-known work was the first critical edition of the ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''.<ref> Galbraith, Peter. "Mindless in Iraq", New York Review of Books, 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2006-07-31. |
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</ref><ref> Corfield, Justin (2013). Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-85728-234-7. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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He was born and raised in the Shiite pilgrimage |
He was born and raised in the Shiite pilgrimage [[Ayn al-Tamr]] of [[Kerbala]],<ref>Musin Mahdi, La Cité vertueuse d’Al-Farabi – La Fondation de la philosophie politique en Islam, trad. de l’anglais par Fr. Zabbal, éd. Albin Michel, Paris, 2000.</ref> Iraq. After finishing high school in [[Baghdad]], he was awarded a government scholarship to study at the [[American University of Beirut]], where he earned both a B.B.A. and a B.A. in philosophy. He taught for a year at the [[University of Baghdad]] before coming to the United States in 1948, where he earned an M.A. and Ph.D.(1954) at the [[University of Chicago]]. Here he studied at the [[Oriental Institute, Chicago|Oriental Institute]] under [[Nabia Abbott]] and began his lifelong exploration of political philosophy under the guidance of [[Leo Strauss]]. He wrote his dissertation on [[Ibn Khaldun]]. After two more years in Baghdad, Mahdi returned to Chicago, where he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from 1958-1969. At [[Harvard University]] (from 1969 until his retirement in 1996), as James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic, he served as director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and also as Chairman of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. |
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Mahdī was versed in medieval Arabic, ancient Greek, medieval Jewish and Christian philosophy but also modern Western political philosophy. Grounded in the methods of critical editions of manuscripts developed by European scholars for the ancient and medieval texts, he tried to establish the same standards in the fields of Arabic philology and philosophy. He devoted much of his career to searching for manuscripts wherever his travels took him. He is especially known for the recovery, edition, translation and interpretation of many of the works of [[Alfarabi]]. With |
Mahdī was versed in medieval Arabic, ancient Greek, medieval Jewish and Christian philosophy but also modern Western political philosophy. Grounded in the methods of critical editions of manuscripts developed by European scholars for the ancient and medieval texts, he tried to establish the same standards in the fields of Arabic philology and philosophy. He devoted much of his career to searching for manuscripts wherever his travels took him. He is especially known for the recovery, edition, translation and interpretation of many of the works of [[Alfarabi]]. With [[Ralph Lerner (philosopher)|Ralph Lerner]] at Chicago and [[Ernest Fortin]] at Boston College, he co-edited Medieval Political Philosophy, a path-breaking sourcebook that includes selections in translation from Arabic, Hebrew and Latin texts.<ref> Al Shakir, Osama S. (20 October 2013). "History of the Moof Abu Hanifa and its school". Abu Hanifa An-Nu'man Mosque. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017. (in Arabic) |
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==Bibliography== |
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==Best-known works== |
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*''[[The Thousand and One Nights]]'' (Alf Layla wa Layla). 2 vols. Brill (Leiden) 1984. |
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* ''Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy''. 2001. |
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=== English === |
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Muhsin Mahdi, Muhsin S. Mahdi, Muḥsin Mahdī |
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*''The Thousand and One Nights (Alf layla wa-layla), from the Earliest Known Sources'', ed. by Muhsin Mahdi, 3 vols (Leiden: Brill, 1984-1994). {{ISBN|9004074287}}. |
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*''Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy''. 2001.<ref> Michael R.T. Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley, eds. (2008), "Baghdad", Cities of the Middle East and North Africa, Santa Barbara, USA: ABC-CLIO |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* Steven J. Lenzner: [http://www.weeklystandard.com/ |
* Steven J. Lenzner: [http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/15128 ''An Unsurpassed Scholar''] |
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* [https://archive.today/20130223093001/http://www.aliraqi.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-48342.html Biography] |
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* [http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/06.13/TwelveFASFacult.html Twelve FAS Faculty Members to Retire ] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907023445/http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/06.13/TwelveFASFacult.html Twelve FAS Faculty Members to Retire ] |
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Muḥsin Sayyid Mahdī al-Mashhadani (Arabic: محسن مهدي; cited Muhsin S. Mahdi; June 21, 1926 – July 9, 2007) was an Iraqi-American Islamologist and Arabist. He was a leading authority on Arabian history, philology, and philosophy. His best-known work was the first critical edition of the One Thousand and One Nights.[1][2][3]
Life[edit]
He was born and raised in the Shiite pilgrimage Ayn al-Tamr of Kerbala,[4] Iraq. After finishing high school in Baghdad, he was awarded a government scholarship to study at the American University of Beirut, where he earned both a B.B.A. and a B.A. in philosophy. He taught for a year at the University of Baghdad before coming to the United States in 1948, where he earned an M.A. and Ph.D.(1954) at the University of Chicago. Here he studied at the Oriental Institute under Nabia Abbott and began his lifelong exploration of political philosophy under the guidance of Leo Strauss. He wrote his dissertation on Ibn Khaldun. After two more years in Baghdad, Mahdi returned to Chicago, where he taught in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from 1958-1969. At Harvard University (from 1969 until his retirement in 1996), as James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic, he served as director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and also as Chairman of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations.
Mahdī was versed in medieval Arabic, ancient Greek, medieval Jewish and Christian philosophy but also modern Western political philosophy. Grounded in the methods of critical editions of manuscripts developed by European scholars for the ancient and medieval texts, he tried to establish the same standards in the fields of Arabic philology and philosophy. He devoted much of his career to searching for manuscripts wherever his travels took him. He is especially known for the recovery, edition, translation and interpretation of many of the works of Alfarabi. With Ralph Lerner at Chicago and Ernest Fortin at Boston College, he co-edited Medieval Political Philosophy, a path-breaking sourcebook that includes selections in translation from Arabic, Hebrew and Latin texts.[5]
Bibliography[edit]
English[edit]
- Ibn Khaldun's Philosophy of History: A Study in the Philosophical Foundation of the Science of Culture. His doctoral dissertation of 1954, published 1957.
- The Thousand and One Nights (Alf layla wa-layla), from the Earliest Known Sources, ed. by Muhsin Mahdi, 3 vols (Leiden: Brill, 1984-1994). ISBN 9004074287.
- NB The Arabian Nights: based on the text of the fourteenth-century manuscript ed. by Muhsin Mahdi. Translated by Husain Haddawy. Everyman's Library, 1992.
- Alfarabi and the Foundation of Islamic Political Philosophy. 2001.[6]
French[edit]
- "La fondation de la philosophie politique en islam. La cité vertueuse d'Alfarabi." Champs. Flammarion. Paris. 2000.
References[edit]
- ^ Galbraith, Peter. "Mindless in Iraq", New York Review of Books, 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2006-07-31.
- ^ Corfield, Justin (2013). Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang. London: Anthem Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-85728-234-7.
- ^ Michael R.T. Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley, eds. (2008), "Baghdad", Cities of the Middle East and North Africa, Santa Barbara, USA: ABC-CLIO
- ^ Musin Mahdi, La Cité vertueuse d’Al-Farabi – La Fondation de la philosophie politique en Islam, trad. de l’anglais par Fr. Zabbal, éd. Albin Michel, Paris, 2000.
- ^ Al Shakir, Osama S. (20 October 2013). "History of the Moof Abu Hanifa and its school". Abu Hanifa An-Nu'man Mosque. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017. (in Arabic)
- ^ Michael R.T. Dumper; Bruce E. Stanley, eds. (2008), "Baghdad", Cities of the Middle East and North Africa, Santa Barbara, USA: ABC-CLIO
External links[edit]
- Steven J. Lenzner: An Unsurpassed Scholar
- Biography
- Twelve FAS Faculty Members to Retire
- A further list of works
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