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The Leaven of the Ancients
Suhrawardi and the Heritage of the Greeks
Walbridge examines Suhrawardi's claim to revive the wisdom of Hermes, Pythagoras and Plato, tracing which Greek sources he actually knew. The book clarifies the Platonic elements of illuminationist philosophy and its theory of Forms as lights.
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