The Ring of the Dove: A Treatise on the Art and Practice of Arab Love
The Ring of the Dove: A Treatise on the Art and Practice of Arab Love By Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi, A.J. ARBERRY
1997 | 38 Pages | ISBN: 189894203X | PDF | 1 MB
1997 | 38 Pages | ISBN: 189894203X | PDF | 1 MB
Ibn Hazm's Tawq al-Hamama ('The Ring of the Dove') The famous Arabic book on love and lovers, Tawq al-hamâma ('the Ring of the Dove'), is a splendid witness to the high age of Islamic culture in Spain. The book was written in or around 1022 CE in Játiva, south of Valencia, by Abu Muhammad `Ali Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi (Córdoba, 994-1064 CE). It is a youth work by this famous Andalusian poet, philosopher, jurist and scholar of comparative religion.