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The Formation of the Ikhwānian Corpus : A Philological Study of the Epistles and Two Summaries Attributed to the Brethren of Purity / Janne Mattila.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mattila, Janne, author.
- Series:
- Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 132.
- Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026.
- Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies ; 132
- Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2026
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History of Religion.
- Middle East and Islamic Studies.
- Philosophy of Religion.
- Philosophy, Theology & Science.
- Philosophy.
- Religious Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (308 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- A Philological Study of the Epistles and Two Summaries Attributed to the Brethren of Purity
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity (9th-10th cent.) constitute one of the most enigmatic works in the history of Islamic philosophy. This book presents an in-depth study of the Epistles and its two summaries. Mattila argues that the Ikhwānian corpus evolved from a mainly philosophical encyclopedia of the Epistles to the largely religious treatises of its summaries. Based on philological analysis, the book's first part shows the gradual transformation of the contents of the Epistles. The second part demonstrates that the Comprehensive Epistle was not composed by the same authors but instead represents an Ismāʿīlī adaptation of the encyclopedia.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Tables
- Introduction
- 1. The Nature of the Epistles
- 2. Authorship
- 3. Dating
- 4. The Comprehensive and Super-Comprehensive Epistles
- 5. Sources
- Part 1. Redaction History of the Epistles
- Chapter 1. Gradual Redaction
- 1. Rationale for the Order of the Epistles
- 2. Curricular Passages
- 3. Large-Scale Manuscript Variation
- 4. The Fihrist
- Chapter 2. Methods of Redaction
- 1. Epistle Titles
- 2. Epistle Transitions
- Chapter 3. Relative Chronology
- 1. Cross-References
- 2. Hypothesis of Redaction History
- Part 2. The Comprehensive Epistle
- Chapter 4. The Relation between the Comprehensive Epistle and the Epistles
- 1. Final Epistle
- 2. References from the Epistles to the Comprehensive Epistle
- 3. The Comprehensive Epistle and the Fihrist
- Chapter 5. Structure of the Comprehensive Epistle
- 1. Epistle Commentaries
- 2. Central Themes
- Chapter 6. Doctrine of the Comprehensive Epistle
- 1. God and Creation
- 2. Prophecy and Imāmate
- 3. Brethren of Purity
- 4. From the Epistles to the Comprehensive Epistle
- Epilogue: The Super-Comprehensive Epistle
- Bibliography
- Index of Epistles
- Index of Ancient and Medieval Names
- Index of Subjects
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-69014-X
- 9789004690141
- OCLC:
- 1561171602
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004690141 DOI
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