Author: Abu Bakr Muhammed bin Tufail, Riad Kocache (translator)
Title: Journey of the Soul: The Story of Hai bin Yaqzan
Description: The Octagon Press, London, 1982. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Black Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 9780900860904 Foreword & introduction to front. Journey of the Soul: The Story of Hai bin Yaqzan is a philosophical romance about a young man who is raised by a doe on a deserted island, he explores the laws of nature, devises a rational theology and entertains theories about the origin of the universe. He develops a sense of ethics: Out of mercy for animals, he turns vegetarian, and out of care for plants, he preserves their seeds. and eventually finds his way in the natural world. Written in12th-century Moorish Spain the book is often regarded as the prototype for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. The author, bin Tufail, was one of the outstanding philosophers and scientists of his day, and hence many strands are woven into the fabric of the tale. Hai’'s physical development is paralleled by his psychological and spiritual development; astonishingly modern ideas on physiology, on the process of evolution, on the "scientific method," all find their place in knowledge which his observation and intuition combine to produce. Above all, the book is an allegory of the path towards enlightenment. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x + 62. in library film protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. Library stamps to fep. & verso of title page; library small labels to spine.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Philosophy; Religion & Theology; Islamic Philosophy; Arabic Literature; Literature & Literary. ISBN: 0900860901. ISBN/EAN: 9780900860904. Inventory No: 5196.

Keywords: BZDB227 Philosophy/Islamic Philosophy/Literature & Literary/Arabic Literature/Religion & Theology Philosophy; Religion & Theology; Islamic Philosophy; Arabic Literature; Literature & Literary. Unbranded ISBN: 0900860901 EAN: 9780900860904 Riad Kocache (


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