Description
| Product ID: | 9781851684045 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Makers of the Muslim World |
| Title: | Ikhwan al-Safa' |
| Subtitle: | A Brotherhood of Idealists on the Fringe of Orthodox Islam |
| Authors: | Author: Godefroid de Callatay |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Islam, Islam |
| Description: | Chronicling the work of 'The Brethren of Purity', a 4th-century group of encyclopaedists who tried to reconcile reason and faith. The Ikhwan Al- Safa'' or Brethren of Purity were a highly secretive group of tenth-century Shi''ite thinkers, their identities remaining unclear even today. Renowned for creating the legendary Rasa''il Ikhwan al-Safa, an encyclopedia of philosophical sciences, they proposed a coherent intellectual system that sought to reconcile human reasoning with prophetic revelation. This fascinating survey provides a clear, objective and innovative introduction to the Brethren of Purity and their encyclopedic project, showing its critical place in the history of Arabic science, philosophy and literature. |
| Imprint Name: | Oneworld Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-02-22 |