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100 1 _aIbn Tufayl, Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik,
_d1105?-1185
245 1 4 _aThe Awakening of the Soul
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2010-12-06
508 _aProduced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Anne Grieve and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Awakening of the Soul" by Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufayl is a philosophical romance written in the 12th century. This narrative unfurls the life of Hayy Ibn Yokdhan, a boy mysteriously cast adrift on an island, where he grows and survives in solitude, nurturing an innate quest for knowledge and understanding. As Hayy evolves, he grapples with existential questions regarding nature, divinity, and the essence of the soul, making profound philosophical discoveries along the way. At the start of the tale, we are introduced to Hayy Ibn Yokdhan, the son of a princess, who is abandoned at birth and finds solace in a nurturing Roe on a deserted island. As he matures, he becomes increasingly aware of his surroundings, crafting tools for survival and engaging in self-reflection. The motif of solitude leads him to contemplate deep philosophical concepts including creation, existence, and the nature of the divine through observation and introspection. His journey explores both the physical realities of life and the metaphysical inquiries of the soul, laying the groundwork for a philosophical discourse that upon his later encounter with Asal, intertwines his insights with the religious teachings Asal represents. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIslamic philosophy -- Early works to 1800
653 _aPhilosophy, Arab -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aBrönnle, Paul,
_d1867-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34572
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