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1 online resource (217 pages). |
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World thought in translation
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World thought in translation.
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| Summary |
Surprisingly modern essays on the unity of all monotheistic regimens by a medieval philosopher. Written in the mid-thirteenth century for the newly appointed governor of Isfahan, this compact treatise and philosophical guidebook includes a wide-ranging and accessible set of essays on ethics, psychology, political philosophy, and the unity of God. Ibn Kammuna, a Jewish scholar writing in Baghdad during a time of Mongol occupation, was a controversial figure whose writings sometimes incited riots. He argued, among other things, the commonality of all monotheisms, both prophetic and philosophical. Here, for the first time in English, is a surprisingly modern work on the unity of all monotheistic regimes from a key medieval philosopher. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Translator's Introduction -- Part I: On Knowledge -- First Gate -- Synopsis and Commentary -- Governor of the World -- Second Gate -- Synopsis and Commentary -- Features of the Immaterial Soul -- Part II: On Practice -- First Gate -- Synopsis and Commentary -- Improvement of the State of the Soul -- Second Gate -- Synopsis and Commentary -- Welfare of Friends, Family, and Flock -- Notes -- Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Religions -- Early works to 1800.
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Religions. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
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God -- Early works to 1800.
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God. |
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Soul -- Early works to 1800.
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Religious ethics -- Early works to 1800.
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Soul. |
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Religious ethics. |
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Early works.
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| Added Author |
Langermann, Y. Tzvi, translator, writer of commentary.
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| Added Title |
Kalimāt wajīza mushtamila 'alā nukat laṭīfa fī al-'ilm wa-l-'amal. English
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Kalimāt wajīza mushtamila 'alā nukat laṭīfa fī al-'ilm wa-l-'amal |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ibn Kammuna al-Baghdadi, Sa'd ibn Mansur. Subtle Insights Concerning Knowledge and Practice. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2019 9780300203691 (OCoLC)1090000532 |
| ISBN |
9780300249569 (electronic book) |
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030024956X (electronic book) |
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9780300203691 (hardcover) |
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