Knowledge in later Islamic philosophy : Mulla Sadra on existence, intellect, and intuition /
This study looks at how the seventeenth-century philosopher Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi, known as Mulla Sadra, attempted to reconcile the three major forms of knowledge in Islamic philosophical discourses: revelation (Qur'an), demonstration (burhan), and gnosis or intuitive knowledge ('irfan).
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This study looks at how the seventeenth-century philosopher Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi, known as Mulla Sadra, attempted to reconcile the three major forms of knowledge in Islamic philosophical discourses: revelation (Qur'an), demonstration (burhan), and gnosis or intuitive knowledge ('irfan). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 315 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199739585 0199739587 0190453656 9780190453657 9786612484650 6612484659 1282484656 9781282484658 |