Seek Knowledge: Thought and Travel in the House of Islam

ISBN-13: 9780700703395 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 176 str.

Ian Richard Netton

Opis

Explores various facets of the Islamic search for knowledge, with essays on aspects of Thought or Travel.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Recenzje

'Although Netton's analysis is rich, the writing is accessible, making this book appropriate for undergraduate courses.' - Brannon Wheeler, Religious Studies Review

Spis treści

Section One THOUGHT; Chapter 1 THE MYSTERIES OF ISLAM; Chapter 2 FOREIGN INFLUENCES AND RECURRING ISM??€??L? MOTIFS IN THE RAS??€?IL OF THE BRETHREN OF PURITY; Chapter 3 THE NEOPLATONIC SUBSTRATE OF SUHRAWARD??€?S PHILOSOPHY OF ILLUMINATION; Chapter 4 THEOPHANY AS PARADOX; Chapter 5 THE BREATH OF FELICITY; Section Two TRAVEL; Chapter 6 IBN JUBAYR; Chapter 7 MYTH, MIRACLE AND MAGIC IN THE RI?LA OF IBN BA????A; Chapter 8 ARABIA AND THE PILGRIM PARADIGM OF IBN BA????A; Chapter 9 BASIC STRUCTURES AND SIGNS OF ALIENATION IN THE RI?LA OF IBN JUBAYR; Chapter 10 TOURIST ADAB AND CAIRENE ARCHITECTURE Index;

O autorze

IAN RICHARD NETTON