Inspired Knowledge in Islamic Thought: Al-Ghazali's Theory of Mystical Cognition and Its Avicennian Foundation

ISBN-13: 9781138789425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 188 str.

Alexander Treiger

Opis

Muslim theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111) is widely portrayed as a vehement critic of philosophy, who rejected it in favour of Islamic mysticism (Sufism). This book argues that al-Ghazali was, instead, one of the greatest popularisers of philosophy in medieval Islam.

Spis treści

Introduction: A New Paradigm in Ghazālian Studies  1. Heart, Intelligence, Knowledge  2. The Science of Unveiling  3. Tasting and Witnessing  4. Inspiration and Revelation  5. Al-Ghazālī and the Philosophical Tradition.  Conclusion

O autorze

Alexander Treiger is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. His research focuses on Islamic theology, Arabic philosophy, and Syriac and Arabic Christianity, with emphasis on the transmission of theological and mystical ideas from Late Antiquity to early Islam.