Allegory and philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sina) with a translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's ascent to heaven /

Heath, Peter, 1949-

Allegory and philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sina) with a translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's ascent to heaven / [electronic resource] : Peter Heath. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1992. - xv, 246 p. : map. - Middle Ages series . - Middle Ages series. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-236) and index.

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Allegory and philosophy -- pt. 3. The Miraj Nama -- pt. 4. Interpretation and allegory.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780812202229 (electronic bk.)




Avicenna, 980-1037 --Symbolism.
Avicenna, 980-1037. Mirajnamah.


Philosophy, Medieval.
Islamic philosophy.
Allegory.


Electronic books.

B751.Z7 / H43 1992

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