The Story of Hai bin Yaqzan is a truly remarkable product of 12th-century Moorish Spain. It is widely regarded as the prototype for Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. Best described; perhaps; as a philosophical romance; it tells the story of a young man; cast upon a deserted island as an infant; suckled and reared by a doe; who succeeds by his own efforts in fitting himself for life in his natural environment. The author; bin Tufail; was one of the outstanding philosophers and scientists of his day; and hence many strands are woven into the fabric of the tale. Hai’s physical development is paralleled by his psychological and spiritual development; astonishingly modern ideas on physiology; on the process of evolution; on the "scientific method;" all find their place in knowledge which his observation and intuition combine to produce. Above all; the book is an allegory of the path towards enlightenment.
#1881370 in Books 1986-12-01Format: Large PrintOriginal language:SpanishPDF # 1 8.50 x .23 x 5.51l; .29 #File Name: 089729396796 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. GoodBy David BrymerI am not a Kimbisero or Kimbisa SCBV - so I can't speak to its accuracy; but I thought this was a great book. It had the feel of Anthropological field work; but didn't do so from a purely intellectual stance - it was just about SCBV as taught to her from her informants. It also does so without betraying any secrets. Don't look for this as a how -to book; but as a book about the foundations of one of the great treasures of Cuba.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Reinah Y mujicaExcelente ...0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. One StarBy CustomerNice pamphlet...expected much more for the price
