Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination (Curzon Sufi Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: December 16, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780700704514
Subjects: Epistemology, theory of knowledge; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600; Philosophy, Islamic; Sufism; Philosophy; SuhrawardÂi, YaÂhyÂa ibn ÂHabash,; Eastern; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; Suhrawardi, Yahya ibn Habash; Logic; 1152 or 3-1191; Ishraqiyah; 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.