Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sina) : With a Translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven / Peter Heath
1992, 1st edition. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #389081
ISBN: 0812231511
Physical description; 272 pp.:illustrations. Contents; 1. Avicenna and Islamic Allegory -- 2. Avicenna: Courtier, Physician, Philosopher -- 3. The Structure and Representation of the Cosmos -- 4. Avicenna's Theory of the Soul -- 5. Avicenna's Theory of Knowledge -- 6. Translation of the Mi'râj Nâma -- 7. The Interpretation and Function of Allegory -- 8. Allegory and Allegoresis -- Appendix A: On Allegory -- Appendix B: On the Attribution of the Mi'râj Nâma -- Appendix C: The Manuscripts -- Appendix D: The Text of'Avicenna's Version of the Mi'raj (without his attendant commentary) -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter. Subjects; Avicenna 980-1037 Symbolism. Islamic philosophy. Literary criticism medieval.
Price: €60.00