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.

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Walbridge
• Editore: State University of New York Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.08.2001
• EAN: 9780791450529
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-5052-9
• Pagine: 184
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 254 g
• Serie: SUNY series in Islam; Suny Islam
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altre religioni mondiali