An introduction to Islamic cosmological doctrines

conceptions of nature and methods used for its study by the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā', al-Bīrūni, and Ibn Sīnā

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An introduction to Islamic cosmological doctrines

conceptions of nature and methods used for its study by the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā', al-Bīrūni, and Ibn Sīnā

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This is the only book to deal with classical Islamic cosmology as it was formulated by the Ikhwan al-S'afa al Biruni and Ibn Sina during the tenth and eleventh centuries. These figures influenced all the later centuries of Islamic history and in fact created the cosmological framework within which all later scientific activity in the Islamic world was carried out--the enduring image of the cosmos within which Muslims have lived during the past millennium. Nasr writes from within the Islamic tradition and demonstrates how, based on the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet, the figures treated in this work integrated elements drawn from various ancient schools of philosophy and the sciences. This book is unique in its treatment of classical Islamic cosmology as seen from within the Islamic world-view and provides a key for understanding of traditional Islamic thought. -- Back cover.

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Thames and Hudson
Language
English
Pages
318

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. 287-308.
Includes index.

Published in
[London]

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
113/.0917/671
Library of Congress
B745.C6 N3 1978

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 318 p. :
Number of pages
318

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL4296790M
ISBN 10
0500011907
LCCN
78325012
OCLC/WorldCat
4350597
Goodreads
3697150

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OL582352W

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