Between reason and revelation : twin wisdoms reconciled : an annotated English translation of Nasir-i Khusraw's Kitab-i Jami al-ḥikmatayn /: twin wisdoms reconciled : an annotated English translation of Nasir-i Khusraw's Kitab-i Jami al-ḥikmatayn. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Jami al-ḥikmatayn.
• Further Information: Note: Translated from the Persian by Eric Ormsby.
• Other Names: Nāṣir-i Khusraw, 1004-approximately 1088; Ormsby, Eric L (Eric Linn), 1941-
• Contents: Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction; Translation of Kitāb-i Jāmil al-hikmatayn: The Book of Twin Wisdoms Reconciled; Exordium; 1. The Reason for the Composition of this Book; its Title; 2. The Qasīda of Ahmad b. Hasan al-Jurjānī; 3. On the Proof of the Creator's Existence with a Discussion of His Oneness, in Several Discourses; 4. Aristotle's Teaching on the Four Parts of Speech; 5. On Form, Property, Definition, and Description; 6. The Definition of 'I'; 7. On the Body, on the Soul, on the Intelligence; 8. On the Seven Lights. 9. On Eternity, Truth, Pleasure, Life as it Passes, Perfection, and Occultation10. On Universal Nature; 11. On Angel, Parī, Demon; 12. A Commentary on 'One'; 13. Of Species and Genus; 14. On Happiness and Unhappiness. And on Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow; 15. Properties of Minerals, Animals, and Places; 16. On Language, Discourse, and Speech; 17. On Pre-Eternity, Duration, Eternity, and Eternity without End; 18. On the Moon's Properties; 19. On the Necessity of Human Education; 20. About ibdā' (Origination); 21. On the Emergence of the Species from the Individual. 22. On Intellect and Knowledge23. On the Difference between the Perceiver and the Act of Perception; 24. On the Creation of Heaven and Earth; 25. On the Circle, the Chicken, and the Egg; 26. On the Whole and the Part; 27. On Saturn, Seed of Spring; 28. On the Houses of the Sun and the Moon; 29. On the Influence of Auspicious and Ominous Stars on the Soul and the Body; 30. On Spiritual Father and Mother; 31. On Questions without Answers about the Properties of the Elements; 32. On the Poet's Resolve to Reply to his own Questions; 33. That the Learned Man is Alive, the Ignorant Man Dead. 34. Conclusion of the BookBibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (304 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 297.822; Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Islamic philosophy -- Early works to 1800; Islam -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Islamic philosophy -- Early works to 1800; Ismailites -- Early works to 1800; RELIGION -- Islam -- General; Islam -- Doctrines; Islamic philosophy; Electronic books; Early works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857722546; 0857722549; 1780761325; 9781780761329; 9781299782563; 1299782566
• Related ISBNs: 9781780761329
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 23, 2013).
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