> Published articles

TAGS: – Islam; – Manifestations of God; – Philosophy; - Philosophers; Causality (causation); Gnosticism; God; Irfán Colloquia; Neoplatonism; Philosophy, Greek; Philosophy, Islamic; Some Answered Questions (book); Unity; Unity of existence (vaḥdatu’l-vujúd)

Abstract:

The Bahá’í conception of unity has historical and intellectual precedents. On the history of this concept (and the concept of causality) as it developed in ancient Greek thought, Neoplatonism, and, subsequently, in Islamic philosophy and mysticism.

Notes:

Mirrored with permission from irfancolloquia.org.

Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality:

A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings

Babak Rod Khadem

published in Lights of Irfán

Volume 7, pp. 101-118

Wilmette, IL: Irfan Colloquia, 2006

Download: lights7_khadem.pdf.

METADATA
Views	7171 views since posted 2010-07-19; last edit 2025-08-24 08:31 UTC; previous at archive.org.../khadem_unity_causality
Language	English
Permission	editor and publisher
Share	Shortlink: bahai-library.com/3578 Citation: ris/3578