Early Philosophical Shiism The Isma''ili Neoplatonism of Abu Ya''qub Al-Sijistani

Klappentext The first book-length study of a leading tenth-century Ismaili theoretician Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani. Zusammenfassung This is the first book-length study of the ideas and teachings of the leading tenth-century Ismaili theoretician Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Al-Sijistani's Heritage: 1. The Ismaili message and its philosophers; 2. Religious and philosophical resources; 3. Ismaili predecessors; Part II. Al-Sijistani's Universe: 4. Introduction: categories of thought and terms of analysis; 5. A theology of unqualified transcendence; 6. Creation as command; 7. Intellect, the sum of existent being; 8. Descending and ascending soul; 9. Nature and the physical realm; 10. A cosmic anthropology; 11. Prophecy, the deputy of intellect; 12. Interpretation and its institution; 13. Salvation and the womb of history; Epilogue: the use and control of reason.

Product details

• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Authors: Paul E. Walker, Paul Ernest Walker
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.07.1993
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions
• EAN: 9780521441292
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44129-2
• Pages: 220
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social an; Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization; Cambridge Studies in Social an
• Subjects: Islam, PHILOSOPHY / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Middle East, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy