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Muslim neoplatonists : an introduction to the thought of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ) /

The tenth or eleventh century group of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al Safa) are as well known in the Arab world as Darwin, Marx and Freud in the west. Designed as an introduction to their ideas, this book concentrates on the Brethren's writings, analyzing the impact on them of thinkers such...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Netton, Ian Richard
Autor Corporativo: Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, NY : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE TO THIS EDITION; Chapter One The Ikhwān al-Safā' and their Rasā'il; Chapter Two The Legacy of Greece 1; Pythagoras; Plato; Aristotle; Chapter Three The Legacy of Greece 2 Neoplatonism; Chapter Four The Christian and Judaic Substrate; Christianity and the Rasā'il; Judaism and the Rasā'il; Chapter Five Uses of Literature; The Cloak of the Qur'ān; Indian Literature; Chapter Six The Ikhwān al-Safā' and the Ismā'īlīs; Conclusion The Ship of Salvation; ABBREVIATIONS; NOTES.