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Nasir Khusraw and his philosophical views

T. Korneeva

13.11.2021

Abstract

The work presents the philosofical views of Nasir Khusraw (1004 – after 1074), an outstanding Ismaili philosopher of the Fatimid era, in its entirety: the interrelation of various fields of his teaching is analyzed, fundamental categorical oppositions that manifest themselves at various levels of his philosophical “tree” are revealed, the role of the tawil method is demonstrated. The Appendix contains a translation of Nasir Khusraw’s treatise “Knowledge and Liberation” (Gushayish wa rahayish). The reader is also offered a dictionary of the Persian philosophical vocabulary of the Ismaili philosopher.

Imprint

Korneeva T. Nasir Khusraw and his philosophical views / T.G. Korneeva; ed. by A.V. Smirnov, N.Yu. – 2nd ed. – M.: Sadra, 2022. – 224 p. – (Philosophical Thought of the Islamic World: Research. V. 13).