Avarice, in premodern Arabic literature

by Ghersetti, Antonella

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Avarice ( bukhl, luʾm ) in Arabic lexicographical works is generally defined as “the opposite of generosity ( karam, jūd )” or as “not giving in the case of need” (see definition in al-Taʿrīfāt ). A distinction is made between “passive” avarice ( bukhl , avarice with respect to one’s own money, being miserly) and “active” avarice, or greed ( shuḥḥ , shaḥḥ , avarice directed at someone else’s money, coveting someone else’s wealth) (see definitions in al-Qāmūs al-muḥīṭ, Lisān al-ʿArab , and al-Ta…

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Avarice ( bukhl, luʾm ) in Arabic lexicographical works is generally defined as “the opposite of generosity ( karam, jūd )” or as “not giving in the case of need” (see definition in al-Taʿrīfāt ). A distinction is made between “passive” avarice ( bukhl , avarice with respect to one’s own money, being miserly) and “active” avarice, or greed ( shuḥḥ , shaḥḥ , avarice directed at someone else’s money, coveting someone else’s wealth) (see definitions in al-Qāmūs al-muḥīṭ, Lisān al-ʿArab , and al-Taʿrīfāt ). Avarice can have varying degrees of both intensity and

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1177

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eng Islam

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Ghersetti, Antonella

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