The Ikhwan Al-Safa and Their Rasa'il An Introduction |
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| Editor:
| El-Bizri, Nader |
| Series title: | Epistles of the Brethren of Purity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-955724-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Leporello (folded) |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the introductory volume for a new critical edition of The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, an encyclopaedic philosophical and scientific work of the 10th century produced by an esoteric fraternity based in Baghdad and Basra. Specially written essays explore its authorship and dating, its intellectual content and influence.
This is the introductory volume for a new critical edition of The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, an encyclopaedic philosophical and scientific work of the 10th century produced by an esoteric fraternity based in Baghdad and Basra. Specially written essays explore its authorship and dating, its intellectual content and influence.