Allegory and Philosophy in Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

With a Translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven

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.

With a Translation of the Book of the Prophet Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven
Peter Heath. Preface This book explores the interaction among allegory,
allegoresis, and philosophy in the thought of the premodern Muslim philosopher
Avicenna (Ibn Sina, 370/980—428/1037). This is a question of some complexity,
and each of the four parts of this study tackles it from a slightly different
perspective. Part One focuses on historical issues. Chapter One offers a
preliminary sketch of how ...