Ikhwan Al-Safa'
Autor Godefroid de Callataÿen Limba Engleză Hardback – feb 2006
An illuminating study of the mysterious Brethren of Purity', the 10th century letter writers whose epistles, although often deemed heretical, exerted a profound influence on the development of Shi'i Islam.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781851684045
ISBN-10: 1851684042
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 153 x 217 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Oneworld Publications
ISBN-10: 1851684042
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 153 x 217 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.33 kg
Editura: Oneworld Publications
Notă biografică
Author Godefroid de Callatay is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Louvain.
Cuprins
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
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