Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination
Edition: 1 edition
Series: Sufi Series
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: December 16, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780700704125
Subjects: Epistemology, theory of knowledge; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600; Philosophy; Ishraqiyah; Social Science; Sociology; SuhrawardÂi, YaÂhyÂa ibn ÂHabash,; Philosophy, Islamic; Eastern; Ethnic Studies - General; Islam - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; 1152 or 3-1191; Suhrawardi, Yahya ibn Haba; Suhrawardi, Yahya ibn Habash,
First sentence: This work discusses the mystical dimension of Shihab al-Din Yahya Suhrawardi, the philosopher-mystic and the founder of the School of Illumination (ishraq) in the tradition of Islamic philosophy.