Brethren of Purity
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The Brethren of Purity were a secretive medieval Islamic philosophical and scientific fraternity best known for their encyclopedic collection of epistles synthesizing Greek philosophy, religion, and the sciences.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical school
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medieval scholarly fraternity ⓘ philosophical society ⓘ secret society ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| activeInPlace | Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInRegion | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
to guide members toward spiritual perfection
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to provide a comprehensive classification of the sciences ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ikhwan al-Safa
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Ikhwan al-Safa wa Khullan al-Wafa NERFINISHED ⓘ Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
encyclopedic scope of writings
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secretive membership ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
emphasis on ethical and spiritual purification
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harmonization of reason and revelation ⓘ hierarchical cosmology ⓘ synthesis of Greek philosophy and Islamic religious thought ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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ethics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ music theory ⓘ philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ science ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic philosophy
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Ismaili thought ⓘ Latin scholasticism ⓘ medieval Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Hellenistic science ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato ⓘ Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
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Rasāʾil Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpistles | 52 ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
esoteric brotherhood
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fraternity ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Aristotelianism
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Islamic philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| workType | encyclopedic collection of epistles ⓘ |
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