Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sînâ) : With a Translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven (The Middle Ages Series)

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Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sînâ) : With a Translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven (The Middle Ages Series)

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 272 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780812231519
  • DDC分類 892.73

Full Description

Islamic 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.

Contents

Note on Transliteration and Dates

List of Abbreviations

Journals and Reference Works

Titles of Works by Avicenna

Preface

PART I. INTRODUCTION

1. Avicenna and Islamic Allegory

2. Avicenna: Courtier, Physician, Philosopher

PART II. ALLEGORY AND PHILOSOPHY

3. The Structure and Representation of the Cosmos

4. Avicenna's Theory of the Soul

5. Avicenna's Theory of Knowledge

PART III. THE MI'RÂJ NÂMA

6. Translation of the Mi'râj Nâma

7. The Translation of the Mi'râj Nâma (The Book of the Prophet

Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven)

PART IV. INTERPRETATION AND ALLEGORY

7. The Interpretation and Function of Allegory

8. Allegory and Allegoresis

APPENDICES

Appendix A On Allegory

Appendix B On the Attribution of the Mi'râj Nâma

Appendix C The Manuscripts

Appendix D The Text of Avicenna's Version of the Mi'râj (without his attendant commentary)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX