On Magic: An Arabic critical edition and English translation of Epistle 52, Part 1
(Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Forlag:
Oxford University Press
- Type: Bog
- Format: Hardback
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Sprog:
Engelsk
- ISBN-13: 9780199638956
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This is the first critical edition of the last epistle of the Brethren of Purity (Ikhwan al-Safa), a tenth-century esoteric fraternity based in Iraq. It explores the legitimacy of magic and other occult sciences, drawing on authorities as diverse as Plato, the Qur'ân, and the Torah. The edition includes an English translation and full annotations.
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| Forlag | Oxford University Press |
| Type | Bog |
| Format | Hardback |
| Sprog | Engelsk |
| Udgivelsesdato | 24-11-2011 |
| Første udgivelsesår | 2011 |
| Serie | Epistles of the Brethren of Purity |
| Fagredaktør | Godefroid (University of Louvain) de Callatay, Bruno (University of Louvain) Halflants |
| Originalsprog | United Kingdom |
| Sideantal | 336 |
| Indbinding | Hardback |
| Forlag | Oxford University Press |
| Sideoplysninger | 336 pages |
| Mål | 165 x 236 x 24 |
| ISBN-13 / EAN-13 | 9780199638956 |