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The Nasirean ethics /
"The Nasirean Ethics is the best known ethical digest to be composed in medieval Persia, if not in all mediaeval Islam. It appeared initially in 633/1235 when Tūsī was already a celebrated scholar, scientist, politico-religious propagandist. The work has a special significance as being compos...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Persian |
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London ; New York :
Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group,
2011.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Iran ;
v. 23. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Nasirean Ethics is the best known ethical digest to be composed in medieval Persia, if not in all mediaeval Islam. It appeared initially in 633/1235 when Tūsī was already a celebrated scholar, scientist, politico-religious propagandist. The work has a special significance as being composed by an outstanding figure at a crucial time in the history he was himself helping to shape: some twenty years later Tūsī was to cross the greatest psychological watershed in Islamic civilization, playing a leading part in the capture of Baghdad and the extinction of the generally acknowledged Caliphate there. In this work the author is primarily concerned with the criteria of human behaviour: first in terms of space and priority allotted, at the individual level, secondly, at the economic level and thirdly at the political level"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Notas: | Originally published in 1964 by Allen & Unwin. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (352 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203832219 0203832213 |