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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Brill
2017
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Arabica
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 346-403 |
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Ibn Ḫaldūn
Ibn Ḫaldūn
Muqaddima
Muqaddima
Šaraf al-Dīn ʿAlī Yazdī
Šaraf al-Dīn ʿAlī Yazdī
Sulṭān Barqūq
Sulṭān Barqūq
Mamluk Cairo
Le Caire mamelouk
occult sciences (al-ʿulūm al-ġarība)
sciences occultes (al-ʿulūm al-ġarība)
geomancy (ʿilm al‑raml)
géomancie (ʿilm al‑raml)
lettrism (ʿilm al-ḥurūf)
science des lettres (ʿilm al-ḥurūf)
magic
magie
divination
divination
neopythagoreanism
néopythagorisme
neoplatonism
néoplatonisme
monism
monisme
theories of history
théories de l’histoire
millennial sovereignty
souveraineté millénaire
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