Epistles of the Brethern of Purity : On God and the world. An Arabic critical edition and English translation of Epistles 49-51 /

This volume presents three of the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, a monumental work of medieval Islamic learning. Epistle 49 explores the hierarchy of existence, Epistle 50 describes the proper attitudes towards body and soul and Epistle 51 considers the arrangement of the world on numerical pri...

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Corporate Authors:	Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ (Author), Institute of Ismaili Studies
Other Authors:	Madelung, Wilferd (Editor), Uy, Cyril (Editor), Baffioni, Carmela (Editor), Al-Sha'ar, Nuha (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Arabic
Language Notes:	Text in English and Arabic.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 2019.
Series:	Epistles of the Brethren of Purity.
Subjects:	Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ. > Rasāʼil. > 49-51. Islamic philosophy > Sources. Islamic philosophy > Iran > History > To 1500.

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Summary:	This volume presents three of the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity, a monumental work of medieval Islamic learning. Epistle 49 explores the hierarchy of existence, Epistle 50 describes the proper attitudes towards body and soul and Epistle 51 considers the arrangement of the world on numerical principles.
Physical Description:	xxiii, 469 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9780198823339 0198823339