In Defense of Geomancy : Šaraf al-Dīn Yazdī Rebuts Ibn Ḫaldūn’s Critique of the Occult Sciences

The late 8th/14th century saw a renaissance of high occultism throughout Islamdom—a development alarming to puritan scholars. This includes Ibn Ḫaldūn (d. 808/1406), whose anti-occultist position in the Muqaddima is often assumed to be an example of his visionary empiricism; yet his goal is simply t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arabica. in. - Brill, 1954. - 64(2017), 3/4, Seite 346-403
1. Verfasser:	Melvin-Koushki, Matthew (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Arabica. in
Schlagworte:	Ibn Ḫaldūn Muqaddima Šaraf al-Dīn ʿAlī Yazdī Sulṭān Barqūq Mamluk Cairo occult sciences (al-ʿulūm al-ġarība) geomancy (ʿilm al‑raml) lettrism (ʿilm al-ḥurūf ) magic divination mehr... neopythagoreanism neoplatonism monism theories of history millennial sovereignty Le Caire mamelouk sciences occultes (al-ʿulūm al-ġarība) géomancie (ʿilm al‑raml) science des lettres (ʿilm al-ḥurūf ) magie néopythagorisme néoplatonisme monisme théories de l’histoire souveraineté millénaire