The Case of the Animals Versus Man Before the King of the Jinn: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistle 22

by Richard McGregor

This is a new English translation of a classic of medieval Islamic learning, which illuminates the intellectual debates of its age and speaks vividly to the concerns of our own. It is the most famous work of the Brethren of Purity, a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad. In this rich allegorical fable the exploited and oppressed animals pursue a case against humanity. They are granted the gift of speech and presented as subjects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199642516
• ISBN13: 9780199642519
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: OUP in Association with the Institute of Isma
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"