Michel Lagarde

Index Du Grand Commentaire De Fahr Al-din Al-razi (Handbook of Oriental Studies) (French Edition) Michel Lagarde French edition

This text contains indexes of the proper names and the subjects of the "Great Commentary" of Fahr al-Din al-Razi, which comprises 32 volumes and forms an encyclopaedia of the Middle Ages that is of value in providing knowledge of Classical Islam. This work is based on the Beirut edition (1981), but it contains a synopsis which allows for the use of the editions of Cairo (1933) and Teheran (no date). The introduction provides a synthesis of the text's important elements, the statement of exegetical principles of the "Great Commentary", and information relating to its chronology and authorship.