Bibliograph

The vital roots of European enlightenment, Ibn Tufayl's influence on modern Western thought, Samar Attar

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The vital roots of European enlightenment, Ibn Tufayl's influence on modern Western thought, Samar Attar

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-157) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The vital roots of European enlightenment

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

141187962

Responsibility statement

Samar Attar

Sub title

Ibn Tufayl's influence on modern Western thought

Table Of Contents

Introduction:, Buried in the dust of history : a forgotten Arab mentor of modern European thinkers -- Serving God or Mammon? echoes from Hayy Ibn Yaqzan and Sinbad the sailor in Robinson Crusoe -- The, man of reason : Hayy Ibn Yaqzan and his impact on modern European thought -- Beyond family, history, religion, and language : the construction of a cosmopolitan identity in a twelfth-century Arabic philosophical novel -- The, book that launched a thousand books -- The, extraordinary voyage -- A philosophical letter, an allegorical voyage, or an autobiography? Hayy Ibn Yaqzan as a model in modern European literature -- Conclusion : a humanist thesis subverted?

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