8vo. xi of English text: Preface & Contents, 137 pp., [3] of Arabic text, publisher’s original wrappers, title in Arabic & English, with an introduction and notes by Muhsin Mahdi, biblio, index, copy in Mint condition, Dar El-Machreq Publishers, Beirut, third edition, 2001.

Synopsis

AI-Farabi’s Book of Religion occupies a central place in his theological-political writings. It presents a full and comprehensive account of political science and provides an account of the principles and general rules that underlie the structure of his Virtuous City and the Political Regime.