Epistles of the Brethren of Purity : On composition and the arts. An Arabic critical edition and English translation of epistles 6-8 /

The Ikhwan al-Safa' (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Basra and Baghdad, hold an eminent position in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopaedia, the Rasa �...

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Corporate Authors:	Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ (Author), Institute of Ismaili Studies
Other Authors:	El-Bizri, Nader (Editor), Callataÿ, Godefroid de (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2018.
Series:	Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Subjects:	Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ. > Rasāʼil. Rasāʼil (Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʼ) Philosophy, Arab > Early works to 1800. Islamic philosophy > Early works to 1800. Islamic philosophy. Philosophy, Arab. Early works.