Islam and rationality: the impact of al-Ghazālī; papers collected on his 900th anniversary / Volume 2 / edited by Frank Griffel
Al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111) is one of the most influential thinkers of Islam. There is hardly a genre of Islamic literature where he is not regarded as a major authority. Islamic Law, Sufism, ethics, philosophy, and theology are all deeply shaped by him. Yet in the past thirty years, the field of Ghaza...
| Published in: | Islam and rationality the impact of al-Ghazālī ; papers collected on his 900th anniversary |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2016]
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| In: |
Islam and rationality the impact of al-Ghazālī ; papers collected on his 900th anniversary
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Islamic philosophy, theology and science
volume 98 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islamic theology
/ Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- 1058-1111
/ Sufism
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| Further subjects: | B
Rationalism
B Collection of essays B Faith and reason Islam B Ghazzālī (1058-1111) B Practical Reason |
| Summary: | Al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111) is one of the most influential thinkers of Islam. There is hardly a genre of Islamic literature where he is not regarded as a major authority. Islamic Law, Sufism, ethics, philosophy, and theology are all deeply shaped by him. Yet in the past thirty years, the field of Ghazali-studies has been shaken by the realization that Avicenna (Ibn Sina, d. 428/1037) and other philosophers had a strong influence on him. Now, after the 900th anniversary at his death, the field emerges stronger than ever. This second volume of 'Islam and Rationality: The Impact of al-Ghazali' brings together twelve leading experts on al-Ghazali who write about his thought and the impact it had on later Muslim thinkers |
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| Item Description: | "This volume brings together papers that were delivered at a workshop on December 9-10, 2011 at Yale University in New Haven, USA." - Preface (Seite XIV) Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 9004306951 |
| Contains: | : Islam and rationality the impact of al-Ghazālī ; papers collected on his 900th anniversary
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