The Elixir of the Gnostics
Language: English
Published by Brigham Young University Press, 2003
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Octavo, 23.5 cm x 16 cm, 145 pp. This edition is translated by William C. Chittick.
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- Title
- The Elixir of the Gnostics
- Author
- Mulla Sadra
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University Press
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Like new
- Dust jacket
- Like new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0934893705
- ISBN 13
- 9780934893701
- Edition
- Islamic Translation Series.
- Seller catalogs
- Religion
The underlying theme of Sadra's amplification is emblematic of Muslim philosophy: the importance of self-knowledge in an individual's journey of "Origin and Return," the soul's origins with God and its eventual return to Him. Everything, Sadra says, is on such a path, gradually disengaging from the material world and returning to a transcendent essence—all leading to a final fruition in which everything in the universe returns to God and finds permanent happiness. Philosophy, Sadra argues, is the most direct means to self-knowledge—and thus the best tool for navigating this journey.
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Original Language: Arabic
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