The Wisdom of the Mystic East
Subtitle: Suhrawardi and Platonic Orientalism (Suny Series in Islam)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: August 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780791450529
Subjects: Oriental & Indian philosophy; Philosophy; Ishraqiyah; Suhrawardåi, Yaòhyâa ibn òHabash,; Religion; Suhrawardi, Yahya ibn Haba; Philosophy, Islamic; Eastern; Greek influences; Mysticism; 1152 or 3-1191; Ishråaqåiyah
Description: "Twelfth-century Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi attempted to revive Platonism in an era of Avicennan Aristotelianism. Modern scholars have portrayed Suhrawardi as wishing to revive an "oriental" wisdom and associate him with ancient Persia. In this book, John Walbridge uses Suhrawardi as a vehicle to explore the tendency of Platonic philosophers to romanticize oriental wisdom.".

"The work presents Suhrawardi and defines the problem of Platonic orientalism, both in general and in relation to Suhrawardi. Egypt and the Hermetic tradition, ancient Persia and the notion of metaphysical light, and India, Buddhism, and the transmigration of souls are all covered in terms of their influence or lack of influence in Suhrawardi's thought. The book also explores the role of Platonic and Suhrawardian orientalism in various cultures over the years."--BOOK JACKET.