Al-Ghazālī's unspeakable doctrine of the soul: unveiling the esoteric psychology and eschatology of the Iḥyāʾ
This study speaks to both the specialist and the amateur intellectual historian."--Jacket
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston Köln
Brill
2001
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| In: |
Brill's studies in intellectual history (104)
Year: 2001 |
| Series/Journal: | Brill's studies in intellectual history
104 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- 1058-1111
/ Soul
B Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- 1058-1111, Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm ad-dīn / Soul |
| Further subjects: | B
Ghazzālī (1058-1111) Iḥyāʼ ʻulūm al-dīn
B Islamic Philosophy B Islam Doctrines B Knowledge, Theory of B Sufism |
| Summary: | This study speaks to both the specialist and the amateur intellectual historian."--Jacket "This text marks a radical rethinking of the soul and the afterlife in the writings of al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111), particularly within his magnum opus, Reviving Religious Knowledge (Ihya ulum al-din). Attending closely to variations of genre and discourse mode within his works, it attempts to resolve some of the major ambiguities that have vexed al-Ghazali's readers for nearly nine hundred years. Beginning with his theory of multi-level, multi-genre writing and working through his theological, philosophical, and mystical positions on the soul's true nature, the study culminates in an exploration of al-Ghazali's mystical "psycho-cosmology", where some startling conclusions are drawn regarding his most intimate thoughts on the "secrets" of the soul and the Hereafter |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index |
| Physical Description: | [xi], 205 S., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-12083-9 90-04-12083-1 |
