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110 2 $aIkhwān al-Ṣafāʼ.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81078865
240 10 $aRasāʼil.$n21.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe animals' lawsuit against humanity :$ba modern adaptation of an ancient animal rights tale /$ctranslated and adapted by Rabbi Anson Laytner and Rabbi Dan Bridge ; edited by Matthew Kaufmann ; illustrated by Kulsum Begum.
260 $aLouisville, Ky. :$bFons Vitae,$c2005.
300 $axiv, 115 pages, 1 plate :$bcolor illustrations ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographic references (p. 114-115.)
505 00 $tPreface: A Note to the Reader about this Tale -- $tIntroduction /$rSeyyed Hossein Nasr -- $gGate 1.$tThe enslavement of the beasts by the humans and how the beasts brought suit against humanity in the Court of the King of the Spirits -- $gGate 2.$tThe consultations of the King with his ministers, sages and judges; the secret gatherings of the humans by themselves; and of the animals by themselves -- $gGate 3.$tThe beasts send emissaries to the other species to ask for help in their lawsuit against the humans -- $gGate 4.$tThe dispute between the animals and the humans at King Bersaf's Court, and the arguments made there by both parties -- $gGate 5.$tThe conclusion of the lawsuit and the verdict of King Bersaf -- $tConcluding Prayer -- $tOn treating Creation compassionately -- $tJewish Sources -- $tIslamic Sources -- $tRabbi Anson Laytner -- $tRabbi Daniel E. Bridge -- $tDr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- $tKulsum Begum.
520 1 $a"How current this tenth century tale is for both the young and old of today! It addresses environmental and animal rights issues with charming efficacy. A Muslim Sufi work of 10th century Iraq, translated by a rabbi into Hebrew, and rendered into Latin for a Christian king is now translated from the popular Hebrew version by Jews into English, edited by a Christian and illustrated exquisitely by a Muslim woman from India under the patronage of a Saudi princess. This is a true interfaith and multi-cultural title!" "In this fable, eloquent representatives of all members of the Animal Kingdom-from horses to bees-come before the respected Spirit King to complain of the dreadful treatment they have suffered at the hands of humankind. During the ensuing trial, where both humans and animals testify before the king, both sides argue their points ingeniously, deftly illustrating the validity of both sides of the ecology debate. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
546 $aTranslated into English from Hebrew.
650 0 $aEnvironmental ethics$vEarly works to 1800.
650 0 $aAnimal rights$vEarly works to 1800.
700 1 $aLaytner, Anson.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88292359
700 1 $aBridge, Daniel E.
700 1 $aKaufmann, Matthew.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2007005368
700 1 $aBegum, Kulsum.
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