
Ikhwan al-Safa'
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.
- Undertitel
- A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam
- Författare
- Godefroid de Callatay
- ISBN
- 9781851684045
- Språk
- Engelska
- Vikt
- 327 gram
- Utgivningsdatum
- 2006-02-22
- Förlag
- Oneworld Publications
- Sidor
- 160
