Muslim Neoplatonists : An Introduction to the Thought of the Brethren of Purity Paperback / softback
by Ian Richard (University of Leeds, UK The University of Leeds, United Kingdom University of L Netton
Paperback / softback
Description
The tenth or eleventh century group of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al Safa) are as well known in the Arab world as Darwin, Marx and Freud in the west.
Designed as an introduction to their ideas, this book concentrates on the Brethren's writings, analyzing the impact on them of thinkers such as Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle and the Neoplatonists.
Ian Netton traces the influences of Judaism and Christianity, and controversially this book argues that the Brethren of Purity did not belong to the Ismaili branch of Islam as is generally believed.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/08/2002
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- ISBN:9780700714667
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:15/08/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780700714667