From Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsa al-Rāzī to Mouro Rasis: translation and cultural dialogue in Medieval Iberia

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Gomes, Maria Joana (Author) FLUP

Journal

Title: Philological Encounters

Vol. 2 No. 1-2

Pages: 52-75

ISSN: 2451-9189

Publisher: Brill

Indexing

ISI Web of Science

Scopus

Humanities Source Ultimate (EBSCO)

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Humanities > Literature

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00X-KJ4

DOI: 10.1163/24519197-00000020

Abstract (EN): Medieval Iberia was one of the most important places of cultural interaction and transcultural encounters within the Mediterranean space, where an extensive translation movement from Arabic into Latin and from Arabic into the emerging vernacular languages took place. Considering translation as a form of cultural interaction, this paper will investigate the cultural and philological relationships between two historical works, namely an earlier Arabic work of history, Akhbār Mulūk al-Andalus by Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsa al-Rāzī (887-955 ad) and its 14th century Portuguese translation, Cronica do Mouro Razis. The aim is to highlight some of the problems of historiographical writing and try to understand both the limitations and interventions of the translators when dealing with an historical text pertaining to another linguistic and cultural tradition.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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