Beschreibung:
This book concentrates on the Brethren's writings, analyzing the impact on them of thinkers such as Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle and the Neoplatonists and tracing the influences of Judaism and Christianity.
Preface and Acknowledgments Preface to this Edition 1. The Ikhwan al-Safa and their Rasa'il 2. The Legacy of Greece I Pythagoras Plato Aristotle 3. The Legacy of Greece II Neoplatanism 4. The Christian and Judaic Substrate Christianity and the Rasa'il Judaism and the Rasa'il 5. Uses of Literature The Cloak of the Qur'an Indian Literature 6. The Ikhwan al-Safa and the Isma'ilis Conclusion The Ship of Salvation Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index