Table of Contents The Wisdom of the Mystic East : Suhrawardi and Platonic Orientalism by Walbridge, John Terms of Use Preface p. ix Introduction: Suhrawardi and the Orient p. 1 1 The Lure of Oriental Wisdom p. 5 The Greek Pseudepigrapha and Platonic Orientalism p. 5 The Basis of…
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"Twelfth-century Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi attempted to revive Platonism in an era of Avicennan Aristotelianism. Modern scholars have portrayed Suhrawardi as wishing to revive an "oriental" wisdom and associate him with ancient Persia. In this book, John Walbridge uses Suhr…
"Twelfth-century Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi attempted to revive Platonism in an era of Avicennan Aristotelianism. Modern scholars have portrayed Suhrawardi as wishing to revive an "oriental" wisdom and associate him with ancient Persia. In this book, John Walbridge uses Suhr…