Ibn Rusta

Japanese: イブン･ルスタ（英語表記）Ibn Rusta

A Muslim geographer born in Isfahan who was active in the first half of the 10th century. His birth and death years are unknown. There is a record that he was in Hijaz in 903. His works include the Book of Precious Things (903-913), written in Arabic. It was originally a large work, but only the seventh volume, which deals with astronomy and geography, remains. This work was compiled with the intention of providing a holistic view of the world and providing secular and practical information. It includes not only the Islamic world under the Abbasid Caliphate, but also non-Islamic regions such as Byzantium, and the richness of themes and the diversity of views collected give it the feel of a compact historical geography encyclopedia.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

10世紀前半に活躍したイスファハーン生れのイスラム教徒で地誌著述家。生没年不詳。903年ヒジャーズにいたという記録がある。著書にアラビア語で書かれた《貴重なるものの書》(903‐913)がある。もとは大著であったが，天文，地理について述べた第7巻のみ現存する。本書は世界を全体的にとらえ，現世的･実際的情報の提供を意図して編纂された。アッバース朝下のイスラム世界だけでなく，ビザンティンをはじめとする非イスラム地域を含み，豊富なテーマと収集された見解の多様さには，小型の歴史地理全書の趣がある。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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