The Contribution of Georgian Scientists to the Study of Avicenna's Thought
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32859/neg/17/464-469Keywords:
Avicenna in the Georgian scientific space, phonetic treatise, pure (quintic) order in music, philosophical systems, medical manuscriptsAbstract
The greatest thinker, Avicenna, had a great influence on the development of sciences in the Middle Ages, both in the East and in the West, and left humanity a huge scientific heritage. Within the framework of the Islamic religion, he was able to critically assimilate ancient philosophy and science and systematize all the knowledge of his time.
The article highlights the significant contributions of Georgian scholars to the exploration of Avicenna's thought. In 1966, the renowned semitologist Vladimir Akhvlediani published an Arabic text of Avicenna's phonetic treatise, accompanied by a Russian translation and a related study. Musicologist Boris Gulisashvili focused on Avicenna's studies in the so-called "Order of Quints" for his doctoral dissertation. Academician Giorgi Jibladze's exoteric essay, "Avicenna's Systems," delves into Avicenna's philosophical, aesthetic, and artistic legacy.
The National Center for Manuscripts holds a 160-page manuscript of Avicenna, copied in the 14th century, which was analyzed by semitologist Liana Samkurashvili. She presented her findings at a conference dedicated to Avicenna in Dushanbe in 1980. Additionally, medical historian Nani Khelaia revealed that Avicenna’s name first appears in a Georgian medical text commissioned by Queen Tamar.
