Bertolacci, Amos (Author)
Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali
Volume: 21
Pages: 369--396
Publication date: 2013
Language: English
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Mittelalterliche Legenden von Philosophen und Gelehrten / The Medieval Legends of Philosophers and Scholars”
References to an unidentified author (Avenzoreth) occur in some of the commentaries on Aristotle by Albertus Magnus, who is apparently the only Latin scholar who quoted him. This author is credited with a pessimistic view on the beastly nature of man and the lack of freedom in human condition. In Albertus' report,Avenzoreth shows legendary traits: he is presented as a priest, who lived in the East, and pronounced a spirited and vivid oracle against mankind (Vae vobis, homines, qui computati estis in numero bestiarum, mutua servitute laborantes, ut ex vobis nascatur liber, a dictum repeated with small variations in all citations by Albertus). The article aims at showing that, despite his seemingly mythical profile,Avenzoreth corresponds to a real Arabic author: in all likelihood he can be identified with a theologian and philosopher active in Baghdad at the turn between the tenth and the eleventh century, Abu-- `Al -- `Isa-- Ibn Zur`a (d. 1008).
...MoreArticle Robert, Aurélien (2013) Épicure et les épicuriens au Moyen Âge. Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali (p. 3).
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