8vo. 108 pp., cloth in clipped d/w, biblio, index, previous owner’s name inscribed verso front & lower cover, otherwise copy in very good condition,Imperial Iranian Academy of Philosophy, Tehran, 1978.

Synopsis

“Sadr al-Din Shirazi (Mullah Sadra) is one of the most outstanding Islamic metaphysicians and philosophers, who during the Safavid period, opened a new intellectual dimension within Islamic civilisation. In this work, the life, works, sources of ideas and structure of school of Mulla Sadra are studied and elaborated for the first time in the English language from within the perspective of his still living school in Persia.” Leaf Jacket.