The World of Ibn Tufayl: Interdisciplinary Studies on Hayy Ibn Yaqzan (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science) [Hardcover]

Lawrence I. Conrad (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | Series: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science (Book 24)

This work consists of ten essays by scholars in different fields in Arab-Islamic studies on Ibn Tufayl's "Hayy ibn Yaqzan", a work of medieval Arabic literature with important dimensions in social and intellectual history, literature, mysticism, philosophy, medicine and science. Most of the essays were presented at a conference at the Wellcome Institute in London. The studies examine numerous aspects of social and intellectual life in North Africa and Spain in medieval Islamic times and explore the textual intercommunication between author and audience.

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"'Doch die Frage bleibt auch heute noch offen: Was ist Wahrheit der Menschen, was ihr Heil? Das vorliegende Werk bietet auf diese Fragen neue Antwortversuche. Es wird zu den Standardwerken ]ber die islamische Philosophie im Mittelalter gehvren.'
Friedrich Niewvhner, "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 1997.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 305 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004101357
• ISBN-13: 978-9004101357
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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