Allegory and philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sînâ) : with a translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's ascent to heaven

Allegory and philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sînâ) : with a translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's ascent to heaven /

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Islamic allegory is the product of a cohesive literary tradition to which few contributed as significantly as Ibn Sina (Avicenna), the eleventh-century Muslim philosopher. Peter Heath here offers a detailed examination of Avicenna's contribution, paying special attention to Avicenna's psyc...

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Main Author: Heath, Peter, 1949-2014 (Author)
Other Authors: Avicenna, 980-1037
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1992
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
Avicenna, > 980-1037 > Symbolism.
Avicenna, > 980-1037. > Miʿrājʹnāmah.
Avicenna, > 980-1037. > Miʻrājʹnāmah.
Philosophy, Medieval.
Islamic philosophy.
Allegory.
allegories (literary works)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Introduction
  • pt. 2. Allegory and philosophy
  • pt. 3. The Miʻrâj Nâma
  • pt. 4. Interpretation and allegory.

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