LEADER 03959nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910778982603321 005 20230421040102.0 010 $a1-283-21170-X 010 $a9786613211705 010 $a0-8122-0222-8 010 $a0-585-11282-7 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812202229 035 $a(CKB)111004368591148 035 $a(EBL)3441430 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000101340 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11109137 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000101340 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10060144 035 $a(PQKB)10361510 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441430 035 $a(OCoLC)44964053 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3207 035 $a(DE-B1597)449080 035 $a(OCoLC)979577919 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812202229 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441430 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10491887 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL321170 035 $a(OCoLC)824104148 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368591148 100 $a19920407d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAllegory and philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Si?na?)$b[electronic resource] $ewith a translation of the book of the prophet Muhammad's ascent to heaven /$fPeter Heath 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc1992 215 $a1 online resource (272 p.) 225 1 $aMiddle Ages series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8122-3151-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [215]-236) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Allegory and philosophy -- pt. 3. The Mi?ra?j Na?ma -- pt. 4. Interpretation and allegory. 330 $aIslamic allegory is the product of a cohesive literary tradition to which few contributed as significantly as Ibn Sina (Avicenna), the eleventh-century Muslim philosopher. Peter Heath here offers a detailed examination of Avicenna's contribution, paying special attention to Avicenna's psychology and poetics and to the ways in which they influenced strains of theological, mystical, and literary thought in subsequent Islamic?and Western?intellectual and religious history.Heath begins by showing how Avicenna's writings fit into the context and general history of Islamic allegory and explores the interaction among allegory, allegoresis, and philosophy in Avicenna's thought. He then provides a brief introduction to Avicenna as an historical figure. From there, he examines the ways in which Avicenna's cosmological, psychological, and epistemological theories find parallel, if diverse, expression in the disparate formats of philosophical and allegorical narration. Included in this book is an illustration of Avicenna's allegorical practice. This takes the form of a translation of the Mi'raj Nama (The Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven), a short treatise in Persian generally attributed to Avicenna.The text concludes with an investigation of the literary dimension Avicenna's allegorical theory and practice by examining his use of description metaphor. Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna is an original and important work that breaks new ground by applying the techniques of modern literary criticism to the study of Medieval Islamic philosophy. It will be of interest to scholars and students of medieval Islamic and Western literature and philosophy. 410 0$aMiddle Ages series. 606 $aPhilosophy, Medieval 606 $aIslamic philosophy 606 $aAllegory 615 0$aPhilosophy, Medieval. 615 0$aIslamic philosophy. 615 0$aAllegory. 676 $a181/.5 700 $aHeath$b Peter$f1949-$01584960 701 2$aAvicenna$f980-1037.$0189788 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778982603321 996 $aAllegory and philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Si?na?)$93869124 997 $aUNINA