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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Transliteration and Dates ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Part I. Introduction
7. 1. Avicenna and Islamic Allegory 3
8. 2. Avicenna: Courtier, Physician, Philosopher 19
9. Part II. Allegory and Philosophy
10. 3. The Structure and Representation of the Cosmos 35
11. 4. Avicenna's Theory of the Soul 53
12. 5. Avicenna's Theory of Knowledge 80
13. Part Three. The Mi'râj Nâma
14. 6. Translation of the Mi'râj Nâma 109
15. Part IV. Interpretation and Allegory
16. 7. The Interpretation and Function of Allegory 147
17. 8. Allegory and Allegoresis 170
18. Appendices
19. Appendix A: On Allegory 193
20. Appendix B: On the Attribution of the Mi'râj Nâma 201
21. Appendix C: The Manuscripts 208
22. Appendix D: The Text of'Avicenna's Version of the Mi'raj (without his attendant commentary) 211
23. Bibliography 215
24. Index 237
25. Backmatter 247