HAMID AL-DIN AL-KIRMANI
By Paul E. Walker.
Description
Among the most outstanding Ismaili thinkers, Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani was at the forefront of the intellectual advances of his time and almost on a par with his famous contemporary, Ibn Sina, with whom he shared many philosophical ideas. His ideas on the intellect and the order of creation are a departure from those expressed by early Ismaili thinkers which he endeavoured to amend, thus providing insights into to early Ismaili debates about philosophical and scientific concepts.This book presents a systematic investigation of al-Kirmani's life and thought. It focuses on the principal th...
ISBN(s)
1860643213, 9781860643217
