On Ethics and Character Traits - An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistle 9

Epistle 9 is a major treatise on ethics and character traits, which drinks from two sources: the Greek tradition, especially Plato, Aristotle, and Galen; and Islamic revelation.

List of contents

• Prelims


• Acknowledgements


• Foreword


• 1: Introduction to Epistle 9


• 2: Technical Introduction to Epistle 9


• 3: Epistle 9 (translation)


• Appendix


• Index


• Bibliography

About the author

Omar Alí-de-Unzaga is the Academic Coordinator of the Qur'anic Studies Unit at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, where he is also a lecturer. He is the series editor of the Qur'anic Studies Series (OUP/IIS). He has edited the volume Fortresses of the Intellect: Ismaili and Other Islamic Essays in Honour of Farhad Daftary (2011) and has published a number of articles on the Epistles of the Pure Brethren. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2005.

Summary

Epistle 9 is a major treatise on ethics and character traits, which drinks from two sources: the Greek tradition, especially Plato, Aristotle, and Galen; and Islamic revelation.

Product details

• Authors: Omar (The Institute of Ismaili Stud Ali-De Unzaga, Omar (The Institute of Ismaili Studies) Ali-de Unzaga, Omar Alí-de Unzaga, Omar (The Institute of Ismaili Stud Ali-De-Unzaga, Omar Alí-de-Unzaga
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2022
• EAN: 9780192864192
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286419-2
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Islam, PHILOSOPHY / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Islamic Theology, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy