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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Walker, Paul Ernest, 1941-
Other Authors: Abū Yaʻqūb al-Sijistānī, Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad, active 10th century
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Arabic
Published: Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©1994.
Subjects:
Abū Yaʻqūb al-Sijistānī, Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad, > active 10th century. > Yanābīʻ.
Abū-Yaʻqūb as-Siǧistānī, Isḥaq Ibn-Aḥmad. > Kitāb al-Yanābīʻ
Yanābīʻ (Abū Yaʻqūb al-Sijistānī, Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad)
Ismailites > Doctrines > Early works to 1800.
Ismailites > Doctrines > History.
Ismaéliens > Doctrines > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Ismaéliens > Doctrines > Histoire.
RELIGION > Islam > Theology.
Ismailites > Doctrines
Islam.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
Early works
History
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.

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