{"id":216120,"date":"2019-06-20T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T10:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=216120"},"modified":"2019-06-30T16:30:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T19:30:30","slug":"moroccan-translates-arab-philosophers-book-into-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/moroccan-translates-arab-philosophers-book-into-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Moroccan translates Arab philosopher\u2019s book into Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Moroccan professor Abderraman Belhaddad (pictured<\/em>) is releasing a previously unpublished translation from Arabic into Portuguese of \u201cThe Book of Physiognomy \u2013 the study of human countenance to identify people\u2019s natures and behaviors,\u201d written in the 12th<\/sup> century by Fah\u032eru-ddi\u0304n ar-Ra\u0304zi\u0304. The book will be launched by Editora Gato-Bravo in Aveiro, Portugal, where Belhaddad lives and studies, on June 22. The Brazilian release is slated for October, but the e-book is already available.<\/p>\n

Belhaddad told ANBA that he chose to translate this piece \u201cto enable Portuguese speakers to find out that the Arab-Islamic civilization made contributions to the fields of psychology, philosophy and medicine, and to relay the konwledge of ancient cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, the technique was known in Ancient Egyptian civilization as well as in Arab pre- and post-Islamic civilizations, and some Greek philosophers wrote about it, like Aristotles. \u201cThe Book of Physiognomy deals with a science, a knowledge, a technique, an art \u2013 all of those apply \u2013 which identifies someone\u2019s behavior by analyzing their external appearance,\u201d said the translator.<\/p>\n

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The Book of Physiognomy was written in the 12th century<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The author Fah\u032eru-ddi\u0304n ar-Ra\u0304zi\u0304 was born in Ancient Persia. He lived during the Abbasid Caliphate, based in Baghdad, in what is now Iraq. Ra\u0304zi\u0304 wrote several Arabic books that reached lots of readers. In this piece, Ra\u0304zi\u0304 looks into the signs of temper contained in human organs, and the temperaments and characters typical of each age bracket, as well as the various regions with different climate conditions.<\/p>\n

Belhaddad said the choice of author and title was due to his prominence in Arab culture, which persists until our days. \u201cFirstly, because he approaches a subject that concerns everyone, straddling different cultures, and he deals with behavior and characteristics that identify human beings as a whole, no matter their culture, religion or country,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cFah\u032eru-ddi\u0304n ar-Ra\u0304zi\u0304 was an Arab philosopher and physician. He utilized his knowledge of medicine, as well as logic, logical rationales, to champion this science, and he follows that with external aspects: if one\u2019s mouth is like this, they will tend to behave like that, and so on; so it\u2019s deemed a very important book in Arab culture. It has been translated into French, English and Spanish, and this is the first direct translation from Arabic into Portuguese,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Belhaddad, the book is important so Western cultures can identify and become familiar with medieval Arab authors and know that knowledge from that time still applies in our time. \u201cIt\u2019s a way of bringing Arab culture closer to Brazil and the Portuguese speaking countries,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n

Abderrahman Belhaddad was born in Marrakech, Morocco, 1968. He holds a degree in Arabic language and literature from Cadi Ayyad University. He moved to Brazil in 1997, where he worked as a translator for Arab countries\u2019 embassies. He taught Arabic at the University of Bras\u00edlia and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2013, he completed a master\u2019s in Arab Language, Literature and Culture and Portuguese Language at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP). He has been living in Portugal since 2018, where he\u2019s pursuing a doctorate degree in Translation and Terminology from the University of Aveiro.<\/p>\n

The book is available in Kindle eBook format from\u00a0Amazon<\/a>, , and from the publishing house\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

O livro da Fisiognomia: o estudo da fisionomia humana para identificar a natureza e os comportamentos das pessoas<\/em><\/p>\n

Author: Fah\u032eru-ddi\u0304n ar-Ra\u0304zi\u0304
\nTranslator: Abderrahman Belhaddad
\n76 pages (eBook); 94 pages (paper)
\nEditora Gato-Bravo; 1st<\/sup> edition (May 23, 2019)
\nISBN: 9789898938268
\nASIN: B07S85PCPZ
\nAvailable in Brazil in Kindle eBook format from\u00a0Amazon<\/a>
\nBRL 24.90<\/p>\n

Portugal launch<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 22
\nStarting 10 am
\nBiblioteca Municipal de Aveiro
\nAveiro, Portugal<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n
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