1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463378903321

Autore

Ben-Zaken Avner

Titolo

Reading Hayy Ibn-Yaqzan : a cross-cultural history of autodidacticism / / Avner Ben-Zaken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-8018-9972-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

History of science

Disciplina

181/.92

Soggetti

Islamic philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the pursuit for the "natural-self" -- Taming the mystic (Marrakesh, 1160s) -- Climbing the ladder of philosophy (Barcelona, 1348) -- Defying authority, defying predestination and conquering nature (Florence, 1493) -- Employing the self and experimenting with nature (Oxford, 1671) -- Conclusion : sampling the history of autodidacticism.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910874730703321

Titolo

American journal of Islamic social sciences

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Silver Spring, Md. : , : Jointly published by the Association of Muslim Social Scientists

International Institute of Islamic Thought

Herndon, VA : , : The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)

ISSN

2642-701X

Disciplina

909/.0917671

Soggetti

Islam

Muslims

Muslims - North America

Periodicals.

Islamic countries Periodicals

Islamic countries

North America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed