Paul Ernest Walker

Early Philosophical Shiism

The Isma'ili Neoplatonism of Abu YA'Qub Al-Sijistani
Herausgeber: Morgan, David

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first book-length study of a leading tenth-century Ismaili theoretician Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 515g
• ISBN-13: 9780521441292
• ISBN-10: 0521441293
• Artikelnr.: 22417800

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Al-Sijistani's Heritage: 1. The Ismaili message and its philosophers
2. Religious and philosophical resources
3. Ismaili predecessors
Part II. Al-Sijistani's Universe: 4. Introduction: categories of thought and terms of analysis
5. A theology of unqualified transcendence
6. Creation as command
7. Intellect, the sum of existent being
8. Descending and ascending soul
9. Nature and the physical realm
10. A cosmic anthropology
11. Prophecy, the deputy of intellect
12. Interpretation and its institution
13. Salvation and the womb of history
Epilogue: the use and control of reason.