The wisdom of the mystic East : Suhrawardī and platonic orientalism

by John Walbridge

Paper Book, 2001

Status

Available

Call number

181/.5

Series

SUNY Series in Islam

Tags

Neoplatonism, Hermetica, Ancient Mediterranean Magic, Buddha, Sabianism, Zoroaster, Avesta, Mazdean, Iranian, Egyptian, Hermes Trismegistus, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Sabians, Islam, Graeco-Roman Philosophy, Graeco-Roman World

Genres

Collection

Gus

Publication

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2001.

Description

An expert on the thought of medieval Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi argues that philosophers have romanticized this work as a revival of "oriental" wisdom.

Subjects

Ishrāqīyah
Philosophy, Islamic Greek influences

Language

English

Physical description

xiii, 170 p.; 23 cm

ISBN

079145052X / 9780791450529

Local notes

GdZ, annotated by Gus di Zerega

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