On geography: an arabic edition and english translation of epistle 4
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198728221
Date de publication :
24 déc. 2014
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,4 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
578 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.