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Sciences of the Soul and Intellect
Baffioni, Senior Research Associate Carmela (The Institute Of Ismaili Studies); Poonawala, Ismail K (University Of California)
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Hardback. This volume presents Epistles 39-41 of the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, which deal with the types of movement; causes and effects; and definitions and descriptions of things. the Ikhwan considers both the philosophical and spiritual value of these topics Series: Epistles of the Brethren of Purity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HPD; HPDC; HRAX; HRHT; HRLB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
The Ikhwan al-Safa' (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopaedia, the Rasa 'il Ikhwan al-Safa' (Epistles of the Brethren of Purity). This compendium contains fifty-two epistles offering synoptic accounts of the classical sciences and philosophies of the age; divided into four classificatory parts, it treats themes in mathematics, logic, natural philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, and theology, in addition to didactic fables. Epistles 39 and 40 return to ... Read more
The Ikhwan al-Safa' (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopaedia, the Rasa 'il Ikhwan al-Safa' (Epistles of the Brethren of Purity). This compendium contains fifty-two epistles offering synoptic accounts of the classical sciences and philosophies of the age; divided into four classificatory parts, it treats themes in mathematics, logic, natural philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, and theology, in addition to didactic fables. Epistles 39 and 40 return to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198797760
SKU
V9780198797760
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