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.

Sommario

• Prelims


• Acknowledgements


• Foreword


• 1: Introduction to Epistle 9


• 2: Technical Introduction to Epistle 9


• 3: Epistle 9 (translation)


• Appendix


• Index


• Bibliography

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: 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
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.08.2022
• EAN: 9780192864192
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286419-2
• Pagine: 356
• Serie: Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Islam, PHILOSOPHY / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Islamic Theology, Islamic & Arabic philosophy, Islamic and Arab philosophy