Sergei Tourkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 5824936 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sergei Tourkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sergei |
| FAMILY NAME | Tourkin |
| SIGNATURE | TOURKIN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Oriental Studies of the Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Contribution of Husayn Vaciz-i Kashifi to the Transmission of Astrological Texts
Iranian Civilization Fostered an Interest in Astrology Starting from Pre-Islamic times. Thanks to the studies of David Pingree and R. Lemay and, more recently, of George Saliba, Charles Burnett, A. Panaino, and E. Raffaelli, we are on firm ground regarding the development of astrological knowledge in the Islamic world, and specifically the contribution to it of pre-Islamic Iranian civilization. As for the Persian texts in the field, even though t…
Compositions attributed to Abū Ma‘shar Balī in the manuscript collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies, St Petersburg
Five manuscripts from the collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies, St. Petersburg contain compositions which are connected in one way or another with the name of the outstanding medieval astronomer and astrologer Abū Ma‘shar Bal ī (born in Bal i on AH 20 Safar 171/10 August 787 AD, died at Wasef on AH 29 Ramazan 272/9 March 886 AD).2 According to existing catalogues these five manuscripts are the only ones among those kept in the city col…
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Compositions attributed to Abū Ma‘shar Balī in the manuscript collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies, St Petersburg
Five manuscripts from the collection of the Institute of Oriental Studies, St. Petersburg contain compositions which are connected in one way or another with the name of the outstanding medieval astronomer and astrologer Abū Ma‘shar Bal ī (born in Bal i on AH 20 Safar 171/10 August 787 AD, died at Wasef on AH 29 Ramazan 272/9 March 886 AD).2 According to existing catalogues these five manuscripts are the only ones among those kept in the city col…
The Contribution of Husayn Vaciz-i Kashifi to the Transmission of Astrological Texts
Iranian Civilization Fostered an Interest in Astrology Starting from Pre-Islamic times. Thanks to the studies of David Pingree and R. Lemay and, more recently, of George Saliba, Charles Burnett, A. Panaino, and E. Raffaelli, we are on firm ground regarding the development of astrological knowledge in the Islamic world, and specifically the contribution to it of pre-Islamic Iranian civilization. As for the Persian texts in the field, even though t…
Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Arabic (1 work) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 work)