HISTORY OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

Corbin, Henry

ISBN 10: 0710304161 / ISBN 13: 9780710304162

Published by Kegan Paul & Islamic Publications, London, 1993

About this Item

Translated by Liadain Sherrard with assistance from Philip Sherrard; 445 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket; light spotting to page edges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HISTORY OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY
• Publisher: Kegan Paul & Islamic Publications, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710304161
• ISBN 13: 9780710304162
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Islam
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

Published here for the first time in English, this highly important work by Henry Corbin, the Islamic scholar, philosopher, and historian of religion, is a definitive interpretation of traditional Islamic philosophy from the beginning to the present day. In this authoritative volume, Corbin makes clear the great themes of the doctrinal and mystical vision of Islamic philosophy through a wealth of comparative parallels and in relation to the most profound currents of Western philosophy. Corbin's History of Islamic Philosophy is both an inspirational book and an essential work of reference, enabling readers to discover for themselves the richness of this body of thought.

About the Author

Published here for the first time in English, this highly important work by Henry Corbin, the Islamic scholar, philosopher, and historian of religion, is a definitive interpretation of traditional Islamic philosophy from the beginning to the present day.