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Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sînâ): With a Translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven

By Peter Heath

Book information

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780812202229
DOI
10.9783/9780812202229
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12212836 bytes)
Pages
272\267
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 19:14:20

Description

Explores the use of allegory in the writing of the renowned eleventh-century Muslim philosopher known in the West as Avicenna, paying special attention to the ways he influenced theological, mystical, and literary thought in subsequent Islamic—and Western—intellectual and religious history. Explores the use of allegory in the writing of the renowned eleventh-century Muslim philosopher known in the West as Avicenna, paying special attention to the ways he influenced theological, mystical, and literary thought in subsequent Islamic—and Western—intellectual and religious history.

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