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Explores the use of allegory in the writing of the renowned eleventh-century Muslim philosopher known in the West as Avicenna, paying special attention to the ways he influenced theological, mystical, and literary thought in subsequent Islamic--and Western--intellectual and religious history.Heath, Peter is the author of 'Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna With a Translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven', published 1992 under ISBN 9780812231519 and ISBN 0812231511.
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