#zakariyya' al-qazwini

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human-frog creature

in the oldest known manuscript of zakariyya' al-qazwini's "aja'ib al-makhluqat" ("the wonders of creatures and the marvels of creation"), wasit (iraq), c. 1280

source: Munich, BSB, Cod.arab. 464, fol. 69v

[generationexorcist]

Demons, Djinns, and Devils of the Medieval Islamic World

Throughout the medieval world there was a strong belief in supernatural beings. If you lived in the Middle East, there were two important medieval texts you could consult to learn about creatures like the Ghul or the King of Thursday. Many had strange powers and nightmarish forms, and would be called djinn, demons or devils.

The key guide to Islamic supernatural beings was called Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa Gharaib al-Mawjudat, or Marvels of Things and Miraculous Aspects of Things Existing. It’s author was Zakariyya al-Qazwini (1203-1283), and his work was very popular in the medieval Middle East. This popularity is attested by the many manuscripts of this work from different eras that have survived both in the original Arabic and in Persian and Turkish translations. The book is divided into two main parts: dealing with the celestial/supra-terrestrial and terrestrial. In the first part the author discusses celestial phenomena such as the sun, the moon, the planets, the stars, and the inhabitants of Heaven (i.e. the angels).

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L’Isola di Ǧāšk: Le Isole Mirabili di Angelo Arioli e il mistero delle schiave avvelenate

L’Isola di Ǧāšk: Le Isole Mirabili di Angelo Arioli e il mistero delle schiave avvelenate

Da “L’Isola Combusta” navighiamo verso “L’Isola di Ǧāšk” tratta da “Le Isole Mirabili ‒ Periplo arabo Medievale” di Angelo Arioli, pubblicato dalla casa editrice Giulio Einaudi Editore nel 1989. Di seguito potrete addentrarvi nel racconto di Zakariyyāʾ al-Qazwīnī.

Le Isole Mirabili di Angelo Arioli

“Isola popolosa, prossima a quella di Qays, abitata da gente valorosa ed esperta nel guerreggiare…

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the inhabitants of saksar island

in a turkish edition of zakariyya' al-qazwini's "aja'ib al-makhluqat" ("the wonders of creatures and the marvels of creation"), anatolia or persia, 1717

source: Hamburg, Staats- und Universitätsbibl., Cod. orient. 342, fol. 83v

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L’Isola Combusta: Le Isole Mirabili di Angelo Arioli e la stella di latitudine 0° in congiunzione col Sole

L’Isola Combusta: Le Isole Mirabili di Angelo Arioli e la stella di latitudine 0° in congiunzione col Sole

“L’Isola Combusta” tratto da “Le Isole Mirabili ‒ Periplo arabo Medievale” di Angelo Arioli è stato pubblicato dalla casa editrice Giulio Einaudi Editore nel 1989. Di seguito potrete addentrarvi ne “L’Isola Combusta” racconto di Zakariyyāʾ al-Qazwīnī.

Le Isole Mirabili di Angelo Arioli

“Isola profondamente addentrata in questo mare, cui raramente approda qualcuno dei paesi nostri.

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