Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 213 g
An Introduction to the Thought of the Brethren of Purity
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 213 g
ISBN: 978-0-7007-1466-7
Verlag: Routledge
The tenth or eleventh century group of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al Safa) are as well known in the Arab world as Darwin, Marx and Freud in the west. Designed as an introduction to their ideas, this book concentrates on the Brethren's writings, analyzing the impact on them of thinkers such as Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle and the Neoplatonists. Ian Netton traces the influences of Judaism and Christianity, and controversially this book argues that the Brethren of Purity did not belong to the Ismaili branch of Islam as is generally believed.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface and Acknowledgments Preface to this Edition 1. The Ikhwan al-Safa and their Rasa'il 2. The Legacy of Greece I Pythagoras Plato Aristotle 3. The Legacy of Greece II Neoplatanism 4. The Christian and Judaic Substrate Christianity and the Rasa'il Judaism and the Rasa'il 5. Uses of Literature The Cloak of the Qur'an Indian Literature 6. The Ikhwan al-Safa and the Isma'ilis Conclusion The Ship of Salvation Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
