P. Basharin

Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow, Moscow, Russia

E‑mail: pbasharin@yandex.ru

Judeo‑Arabic Literature from the Abraham Firkovich Collection of the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg

Abstract. This paper surveys the Judeo‑Arabic manuscripts of the Abraham Firkovich Collection of the National Library of Russia. The published catalogue was composed by Victor Vladimirovich Lebedev. His work later has been clarified later. This paper particularly draws attention to the Judeo‑Arabic fragments of the Qur’an, texts on philosophy, Sufism, and folk literature. Particular emphasis in this regard is given to some fragments of the anonymous and unique sources.

Keywords: Judeo‑Arabic, genizoth, Abraham Firkovich, Qur’an, folklore, philosophy, Sufism

DOI: 10.31250/1238-5018-2021-27-2-27-37

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 Received by the Editorial Board: 24.12.2020