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The texture of the divine : imagination in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought

Title
The texture of the divine : imagination in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought / Aaron W. Hughes.
Author
Hughes, Aaron W, 1968-
Publication
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.

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Additional Authors
Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164.
Description
x, 273 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Avicenna, 980-1037
  • Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik, -1185
  • Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164
  • Imagination > Religious aspects > Islam
  • Imagination > Religious aspects > Judaism
  • Image of God > Comparative studies
  • Neoplatonism in literature
  • Ascension of the soul
  • Philosophy, Medieval
Note
  • Includes the text of an English translation of Abraham ben Meïr Ibn Ezra's Ḥai ben Meḳits.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-265) and index.
Contents
Reading the divine -- Reading between the lines -- Polishing a dirty mirror -- The initiation of the philosopher -- God is beautiful and loves beauty.
Call Number
*PPR 04-240
ISBN
0253343534 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2003013824
OCLC
52547537
Author
Hughes, Aaron W, 1968-
Title
The texture of the divine : imagination in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought / Aaron W. Hughes.
Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-265) and index.
Added Author
Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, 1089-1164. Ḥai ben Meḳits. English.
Research Call Number
*PPR 04-240
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