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BL
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1050752
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bc10352
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English
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| Main Entry
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Netton, Ian Richard.
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| Title & Author
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Seek knowledge : : thought and travel in the house of Islam /\ Ian Richard Netton.
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| Publication Statement
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Richmond, Surrey [England] :: Curzon Press,, 1996.
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| Page. NO
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xiv, 162 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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070070339X
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: 9780700703395
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: 0700703403
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: 9780700703401
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Section I. THOUGHT. 1. The Mysteries of Islam --- 2. Foreign Influences and Recurring Isma'ili Motifs in the Rasa'il of the Brethren of Purity --- 3. The Neoplatonic Substrate of Suhrawardi's Philosophy of Illumination: Falsafa as Tasawwuf --- 4. Theophany as Paradox: Ibn al-'Arabi's Account of al-Khadir in His Fusus al-Hikam --- 5. The Breath of Felicity: Adab, Ahwal, Maqamat and Abu Najib al-Suhrawardi ---- Section II. TRAVEL. 6. Ibn Jubayr: Penitent Pilgrim and Observant Traveller --- 7. Myth, Miracle and Magic in the Rihla of Ibn Battuta --- 8. Arabia and the Pilgrim Paradigm of Ibn Battuta: A Braudelian Approach --- 9. Basic Structures and Signs of Alienation in the Rihla of Ibn Jubayr --- 10. Tourist Adab and Cairene Architecture: The Mediaeval Paradigm of Ibn Jubayr and Ibn Battuta.
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| Abstract
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Explores various facets of the Islamic search for knowledge, with essays on aspects of Thought or Travel.
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Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
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Thought and thinking.
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Travel-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Islam.
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Philosophy.
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Travel.
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08.10 non-western philosophy.
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11.84 Islam: other.
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Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
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Thought and thinking.
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Travel-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Islam
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Kultur
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Reise
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Wissenschaft
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Islamitische filosofie.
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Kennisverwerving.
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Reizen.
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Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
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Philosophy, Arab.
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Travel-- Religious aspects-- Islam.
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Voyage-- Aspect religieux-- Islam.
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Philosophie islamique.
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Théorie de la connaissance-- Islam.
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| Dewey Classification
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297/.2
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| LC Classification
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B745.K53N485 1996
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| NLM classification
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08.10bcl
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11.84bcl
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11.83bcl
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74.05bcl
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EH 5400rvk
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