1st Edition
Suhrawardi and the School of Illumination
By Mehdi Amin Razavi Aminrazavi
Copyright 1997
202 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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Shihab al-Din Yahya Suhrawardi, also known as Shaikh al-ishraq or the Master of Illumination, lived in the sixth century AH / twelfth century CE. His thoughts form a consistent and coherent philosophical system, and a close study of his writings in Persian reveals a theory of knowledge generally called 'Knowledge by Presence'. The elaborate web of myth and symbolism in Suhrawardi's philosophy... Read more
The life and works of Suhrawardi. Central Themes. Practical Sufism. Philosophical Sufism. The Influence of Suhrawardi on Islamic Philosophy. Conclusion and Bibliography.
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Mehdi Amin Razavi Aminrazavi
