The canon of work by Ibn Hazm, prolific and important

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, belletrist, and heresiographer is extensive. He was said to have written over 400 books.

Works

Al-Dhahabi's account

Al-Dhahabi gives the following list of ibn Hazm's work:

Other accounts

Other works have been attributed to Ibn Hazm as well.

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mentions that the reference to these works is hard to find. Ibn Aqil has two large works covering both the influence of Ibn Hazm's common works and cataloging his rarities, ''Ibn Hazm khilal alfa 'aam'' and ''Nawadir al-imam Ibn Hazm'' respectively.Jose Miguel Puerta Vilchez, "Inventory of Ibn Hazm's Works." Taken from ''Ibn Hazm of Cordoba'', pg. 733.

Notes

References

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Polemics (Muslim-Jewish)
Camilla Adang, Sabine Schmidtke: ''Andalusi Ibn Ḥazm, who was known for his rather indiscriminate vilification of opponents, even if they were Muslims.'', p. 6, in "Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World", ed. Norman Stillman {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibn Hazm bibliography Bibliographies by writer Bibliographies of Spanish writers Philosophy bibliographies Religious bibliographies