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Book SynopsisIn Opposition to Philosophy in Safavid Iran Ata Anzali and S.M. Hadi Gerami offer a critical edition of what is arguably the most erudite and extensive critique of philosophy from the Safavid period. The editors’ extensive introduction offers an in-depth analysis that places the work within the broader framework of Safavid intellectual and social history.
Trade Review“The quality of editing of the Arabic text, by Muhammad Hadi Gerami, is to be praised. He has done a tremendous amount of work to make the text accessible to a wider readership. The indexes are prepared meticulously and facilitate use of the edited text. All in all, Gerami’s edition of Ḥikmat al-ʿārifīn is a major contribution to the history of intellectual and political life in Safavid Iran.” Kioumars Ghereghlou, in the Journal of the American Oriental Society 140/2 (2020)
Table of ContentsNote on Transliteration Editors’ Introduction Philosophy and Philosophers: Hapless Victims or Elite Contenders? Muḥammad-Ṭāhir Qummī Hikmat al-ʿĀrifīn The Critical Edition Bibliography Plates Critical Edition of Hikmat al-ʿĀrifīn
