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On Geography

- An Arabic Edition and English Translation of Epistle 4

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This is the first critical edition of Epistle 4 of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al-Safa'), a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad. It offers a glimpse into medieval geographical and cosmological views in the Islamic world, and into the Ikhwans' understanding of science as a method to decipher the signs of God's creation.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780198728221
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 252
  • Udgivet:
  • 24. december 2014
  • Størrelse:
  • 160x243x20 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 578 g.
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This is the first critical edition of Epistle 4 of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al-Safa'), a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad. It offers a glimpse into medieval geographical and cosmological views in the Islamic world, and into the Ikhwans' understanding of science as a method to decipher the signs of God's creation.

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