Godefroid de Callatay

Ikhwan al-Safa' (eBook, ePUB)

A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780741963
• Artikelnr.: 41341674

Autorenporträt

Author Godefroid de Callatay is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Louvain.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgement   INTRODUCTION Shi`ism Philosophy The tenth century   1 ESOTERICISM The name The problem of date and authorship Ancient evidence Later conjectures Modern confusion The tangible corpus of epistles   2 EMANATIONISM The formation of the universe The creation of time Coming-to-be and passing-away The place of man in God
s creation Man
s double nature The sin of the First Adam Eschatological prospects   3 MILLENARIANISM Astrological determinism The theory of prophetic cycles The origin of prophetic astrology A propitious conjunction in sight The Sleepers of the Cave Concealment and manifestation The rising of the three qäims   4 ENCYCLOPAEDISM The classification of knowledge Propaedeutic sciences Religious sciences Philosophical sciences The subdivisions of philosophy Comparison of the systems   5 SYNCRETISM The Greek heritage Persian and Indian influences Reconciling profane and sacred wisdom The interpretation of the Qur
an The leveling of sacred authorities The ultimate books   6 IDEALISM Other confessions Religious law The true imam Imagined propaganda The sessions of science Metaphors for Utopia   Epilogue Guide to further reading Index of passages from the Rasäil Ikhwan al-Safä General index