Al-Hayawan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Al-Jahiz
gptkbp:contains linguistic theory
moral lessons
philosophical discussions
descriptions of over 350 animals
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:dateWritten 9th century
gptkbp:genre gptkb:literature
zoology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Al-Hayawan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Arab
later Islamic zoological works
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:notableFor early study of animal behavior
use of anecdotes and poetry
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 7
gptkbp:preservedIn various manuscripts
gptkbp:significance major work of Al-Jahiz
gptkbp:subject animals
biology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Classical_Arabic_prose
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8