Alchemical Poetry in Almohad Morocco: The Shudhūr al-dhahab of Ibn Arfaʿ Raʾs*

Although historically recognised as one of the major landmarks in post-Jābirian Arabic alchemy, the Shudhūr al-dhahab (Shards of Gold)—a dīwān of alchemical verse by the sixth/twelfth-century Moroccan poet and preacher, Ibn Arfaʿ Raʾs—has hitherto received little scholarly attention. The present art...

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Main Author: Todd, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Oriens
Year: 2016, Volume: 44, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 116-144
Further subjects:B Arabic alchemy
B Jabir
B Ibn Bishrun
B Ibn Khaldun
B didactic (poetry)
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