The Ring of the Dove

The Ring of the Dove (Arabic: طوق الحمامة, Ṭawq al-Ḥamāmah^[1]) is a treatise on love written ca. 1022 by Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Ḥazm al-Andalusī.^[1] Normally a writer of theology and law, The Ring of the Dove is his only work of literature.^[2]

The work has been published into English multiple times. A. R. Nykl of the Oriental Institute of Chicago translated the work, publishing in 1931^[1] and A. J. Arberry's translation was published in 1951.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} Hitti, p. 58
2. ^ Ibn Hazm (1994), p. 9
3. ^ Ibn Hazm (1994), p. 4

References

• Hitti, Philip K.; Pétrof, D. K.; Nykl, A. R.; Petrof, D. K. (March 1932). "Review". Journal of the American Oriental Society (American Oriental Society) 52 (1): 58–59. doi:10.2307/593583. JSTOR 593583. 
• Ibn Hazm (1994). The Ring of the Dove: A Treatise on the Art and Practice of Arab Love. trans. A. J. Arberry. London: Luzac Oriental. ISBN 1-898942-03X. http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/hazm/dove/index.html. 

External Links

• English translation.