Ikhwan Al-Safa': A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam by Callatay, Godefroid de

Ikhwan Al-Safa': A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781851684045)

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Ikhwan Al-Safa': A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam by Callatay, Godefroid de

Ikhwan Al-Safa': A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam

$30.00
Ikhwan Al-Safa': A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam by Callatay, Godefroid de

Ikhwan Al-Safa': A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam

$30.00
Format: Hardcover
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The Ikhwan Al- Safa' or Brethren of Purity were a highly secretive group of tenth-century Shi'ite thinkers, their identities remaining unclear even today. Renowned for creating the legendary Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa, an encyclopedia of philosophical sciences, they proposed a coherent intellectual system that sought to reconcile human reasoning with prophetic revelation.

This fascinating survey provides a clear, objective and innovative introduction to the Brethren of Purity and their encyclopedic project, showing its critical place in the history of Arabic science, philosophy and literature.

Author: Godefroid de Callatay
ISBN-10: 1851684042
ISBN-13: 9781851684045
Publisher: Oneworld Academic
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2006
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.56h x 6.02w x 0.61d
By Godefroid de Callatay
By Godefroid de Callatay
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Author Godefroid de Callatay is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Louvain.

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