batch.motif.sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg-l1420-l1546
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg-l1420-l1546
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
passage_locator:
label: FOOTNOTES / THE ORIENT LIBRARY / THE WISDOM OF THE EAST SERIES / WISDOM OF
THE EAST SERIES; lines 1420-1546
start: '1420'
end: '1546'
translation: The Confessions of Al Ghazzali
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage is publisher back matter for the Wisdom of the East Series.
It lists titles, authors or translators, prices, contact information for literary
communications, and an editorial statement describing the series as promoting
goodwill and understanding between East and West through knowledge of Oriental
thought.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage lists multiple volumes in the Wisdom of the East Series, with
titles, contributors, and prices.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The listed volumes include works associated with Vedānta, Confucius, Zoroaster,
Persian mystics, Buddhist texts, the Koran, Talmud and Midrash, Sa‘di, Egyptian
instructions, Lao Tzŭ, Arabic wisdom, and Hebrew devotional writing.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Literary communications are directed to the Editors of The Orient Library,
care of Dr. S. A. Kapadia at Northbrook Society, 185 Piccadilly, London.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The editors state that the series is intended to serve goodwill and understanding
between East and West.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The editors describe East as an old world of Thought and West as a new world
of Action.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The editors express confidence that knowledge of Oriental ideals and philosophy
may help revive a spirit of Charity toward nations of other creed and colour.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The editors thank press and public for the reception of the series and state
that specialists have been secured for the subjects treated.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Editors of the Wisdom of the East Series
description: A collective editorial voice explaining the object of the series and
addressing literary communications.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Dr. S. A. Kapadia
description: Named as Oriental Secretary and contact recipient for The Orient Library
literary communications.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Contributors and translators of the listed volumes
description: Named individuals associated with the series volumes, including authors,
translators, introducers, and editors.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: series editors stating publication purpose
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The editorial statement explains the aim of the series and thanks the public
for its reception.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: Orient Library contact officer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage directs communications to The Orient Library care of Dr. S. A.
Kapadia, Oriental Secretary.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: publication contributors
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The catalog entries name contributors responsible for translations, introductions,
selections, or authorship of listed volumes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Series catalog listing
summary: The passage presents a list of Wisdom of the East Series volumes with subject
areas, contributors, and prices.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Editorial mission statement
summary: The editors describe the series as intended to foster goodwill and understanding
between East and West by presenting Oriental thought to readers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wisdom literature and cross-cultural transmission
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage repeatedly frames the series as presenting wisdom, ideals, philosophy,
and religious or ethical texts from Asian and Middle Eastern traditions to an
English-reading audience.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is publisher front/back matter rather than a mythic narrative passage;
the motif assignment is thematic and tied to the available taxonomy term 'wisdom'.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1420-1504
quote_or_summary: Catalog entries list Wisdom of the East Series titles, contributors,
subjects, and prices, covering several Asian and Middle Eastern religious, philosophical,
and literary traditions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1506-1509
quote_or_summary: Literary communications are to be addressed to the Editors of
The Orient Library, care of Dr. S. A. Kapadia, Oriental Secretary, Northbrook
Society, 185 Piccadilly, London.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 1511-1515
quote_or_summary: The books are described as “ambassadors of good-will and understanding
between East and West.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1516-1521
quote_or_summary: The editors state that knowledge of Oriental ideals and philosophy
may revive a spirit of Charity that neither despises nor fears peoples of another
creed and colour.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1521-1546
quote_or_summary: The editors thank press and public for the reception of the series
and state that they have secured specialists for the subjects treated.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is bibliographic and editorial matter, not a narrative mythological
passage. Literal extraction is straightforward; motif relevance is limited.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No taxonomy symbols from the provided list are present as literal mythic symbols in this passage. No comparison claims are made because the passage does not itself support motif comparison beyond a general cross-cultural publishing aim.
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