On Geography An Arabic Edition and English Translation of Epistle 4
On Geography An Arabic Edition and English Translation of Epistle 4
- ISBN 13:
9780198728221
- ISBN 10:
0198728220
- Edition: Bilingual
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 12/30/2014
- Publisher: OUP in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
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Summary
This epistle, which was one of the few geographical works translated into Latin in Medieval Europe, clearly shows the acquaintance of its authors with the Greek Prolemaic tradition, and allows us to trace the main sources used in its composition, namely al-Farghani and al-Khwarizmi. But it is also a propaedeutic work aimed at providing the intellectual tools needed to decipher the signs of God's Creation, and at understanding the phenomena of the sub-lunar world in the light of the cosmological order. In this regard, 'On Geography' epitomises many of the central themes in the conceptual universe of the Ikhwan al-Safa', such as the conception of science as a path towards the superior knowledge of God, and the relationship between microcosmos and macrocosmos as part of the divine design.