Islam and Science

ISBN-13: 9781138718869 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 372 str.

Muzaffar Iqbal

Opis

This title was first published in 2002. This text seeks to provide the necessary background for understanding the contemporary relationship between Islam and modern science. Presenting an authentic discourse on the Islamic understanding of the physical cosmos, Muzaffar Iqbal explores God's relationship to the created world and the historical and cultural forces that have shaped and defined Muslim attitudes towards science.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments, Transliteration and Dates, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1 The Beginning, 2 And these are the Signs, 3 Making of the Tradition, 4 Islam and Science Nexus, 5 Withering of the Tradition, 6 Transmission and Transformation, 7 Winds of Change, 8 The Colonial Cut, 9 The Colonized Discourse, 10 The Scientific Exegesis, 11 The New Nexus, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Muzaffar Iqbal