Seek Knowledge: Thought and Travel in the House of Islam

by Ian Richard Netton

Overview

Explores various facets of the Islamic search for knowledge, with essays on aspects of Thought or Travel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780700703401
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/26/1995
Edition description:	ANN
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Section One THOUGHT; Chapter 1 THE MYSTERIES OF ISLAM; Chapter 2 FOREIGN INFLUENCES AND RECURRING ISM?‘?L? MOTIFS IN THE RAS?‘IL OF THE BRETHREN OF PURITY; Chapter 3 THE NEOPLATONIC SUBSTRATE OF SUHRAWARD?‘S PHILOSOPHY OF ILLUMINATION; Chapter 4 THEOPHANY AS PARADOX; Chapter 5 THE BREATH OF FELICITY; Section Two TRAVEL; Chapter 6 IBN JUBAYR; Chapter 7 MYTH, MIRACLE AND MAGIC IN THE RIHLA OF IBN BATTŪTA; Chapter 8 ARABIA AND THE PILGRIM PARADIGM OF IBN BATTŪTA; Chapter 9 BASIC STRUCTURES AND SIGNS OF ALIENATION IN THE RIHLA OF IBN JUBAYR; Chapter 10 TOURIST ADAB AND CAIRENE ARCHITECTURE Index;

Editorial Reviews

'Although Netton's analysis is rich, the writing is accessible, making this book appropriate for undergraduate courses.' - Brannon Wheeler, Religious Studies Review

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