Epistles of the Brethren of Purity. The Ikhwan al-Safa' and their Rasa'il: An Introduction

The Pure Brethren are slowly awakening from out of their cave...This volume offers 9 essays representing the varying scope and approach of experts in the field; as such, it is something of a 'taster menu' rather your standard introduction to a topic, which means it holds appeal both for more general readers and for scholars. The articles by de Callatay and Baffioni provide a solid and balanced overview of the Epistles, while others, like those on mathematics or music, go into considerably more technical detail, dealing with particular epistles. This book anticipates a bilingual, critical edition of the primary text in its entirety.A deeply fascinating read on this mysterious corpus!