The Wisdom of the Mystic East - Suhrawardi and Platonic Orientalism

An expert on the thought of medieval Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi argues that philosophers have romanticized this work as a revival of "oriental" wisdom.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John Walbridge is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at Indiana University, and the author of The Leaven of the Ancients: Suhrawardi and the Heritage of the Greeks, also published by SUNY Press.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Walbridge
• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.08.2001
• EAN: 9780791450529
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-5052-9
• Seiten: 184
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Gewicht: 254 g
• Serien: SUNY series in Islam; Suny Islam
• Thema: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Weitere Weltreligionen