Muslim Neoplatonists
Subtitle: An Introduction to the Thought of the Brethren of Purity
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: January 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9780700714667
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; History of religion; Islam; Oriental & Indian philosophy; c 1000 CE to c 1500; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; Religious; Religion; Middle East; Judaism - General; Religion / Islam / History; Christianity - General; Philosophy
First sentence: The group of medieval Arab philosophers known to Islamic history as the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al-Safa') has rightly been described as both an 'obscure puzzle' and a 'padlocked treasure'.