Ep.52-The Brethren of Purity

The World of Islam: Culture, Religion, and Politics by Amine Tais

Dec 14, 20159:51Religion & Spirituality

This episode of the World of Islam introduces the so-called Ikhwan al-Safa (The Brethren of Purity), a group of mysterious thinkers that produced a major encyclopedic philosophical work. We touch on Ismailism and the att...

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