The Wellsprings of wisdom : a study of Abū Yaʻqūb al-Sijistānī's Kitāb al-Yanābīʻ : including a complete English translation with commentary and notes on the Arabic text /
The rapid success of the early Isma'ili dacwa, or religio-political mission, culminated in the establishment of the Fatimid caliphate in the year 909. Modern scholarship in Ismaʹili studies has revealed that the Ismaʹilis were also engaged from early on in their eventful history in diverse inte...
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Salt Lake City :
University of Utah Press,
©1994.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- The foundations of an epistemology
- Abu Yaqub al-Sijistani. Ismaili literature. The importance of al-Sijistani. His life and works. Some critical points in his teachings
- The book of wellsprings. Organization and special features. Background and sources. Dating the wellsprings. Authenticity. Title. Method and audience. State of the Arabic text. Translating the wellsprings. Notes and commentary. The diagrams. The book of wellsprings: translation.