The Leaven of the Ancients

The Leaven of the AncientsProvides an account of Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi's revival of Neoplatonism. The twelfth century Persian philosopher Suhraward was the key figure in the transition of Islamic philosophy from the neo Aristotelianism of Avicenna to the mystically oriented Islamic philosophy of later centuries. Suhraward's "Illuminationist" philosophy was a vigorous reassertion of Neoplatonism at a time when Sufism was becoming a major presence in Islamic thought and

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Yet will the unsuspecting Khufu survive the intrigue around him—not only to finish his long-awaited book of wisdom

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