Muslim Neoplatonists: An Introduction to the Thought of the Brethren of Purity

ISBN-13: 9781138147171 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 162 str.

Ian Richard Netton

Opis

This book concentrates on the Brethren's writings, analyzing the impact on them of thinkers such as Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle and the Neoplatonists and tracing the influences of Judaism and Christianity.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgments  Preface to this Edition  1. The Ikhwan al-Safa and their Rasa'il  2. The Legacy of Greece I Pythagoras Plato Aristotle  3. The Legacy of Greece II Neoplatanism  4. The Christian and Judaic Substrate Christianity and the Rasa'il Judaism and the Rasa'il  5. Uses of Literature The Cloak of the Qur'an Indian Literature  6. The Ikhwan al-Safa and the Isma'ilis  Conclusion The Ship of Salvation  Abbreviations  Notes  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Ian Richard Netton