Testimony and the epistemic problem of society in al-Risālat al-Kāmiliyya fī al-Sīrat al-Nabawiyya

This paper outlines some of the historical and epistemological themes of al-Risālat al-Kāmiliyya fī al-Sīrat al-Nabawiyya (‘the Epistle of Kāmil on the life-story of the Prophet’; henceforth, Risālat Kāmiliyya) by Ibn al-Nafīs (d. 1288) in the context of discussions about testimony in Medieval Islam...

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Main Author: Marco Lauri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2017-07-01
Series:Kervan. International Journal of Afro-Asiatic Studies
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Online Access:http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/view/2254