Allah Transcendent
Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
1st Edition
Published on 17. January 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-7007-0287-9 (ISBN)
Description
Examines the role of God in medieval Islamic philosophy and theology in a new and exciting way. Renouncing the traditional chronological method of considering Islamic philosophy, Netton uses modern literary modes of criticism derived from structuralism, post-structuralism and semiotics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7007-0287-9 (9780700702879)
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Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
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Allah Transcendent
Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
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Ian Richard Netton
Allah Transcendent
Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
E-Book
01/2013
Routledge
€65.99
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Content
l. Introduction 2. AI-Kindi: The Watcher at the Gate 3. Al-Farabi: The Search for Order 4. Ibn Sina's Necessary and Beloved Deity 5. The God of Medieval Isma'ilism: Cosmological Variations on a Neoplatonic Theme 203 6. Ishraq and Wahda: The Mystical Cosmos of Al-Suhrawardi and Ibn al-'Arabi 7. Conclusion: The Vocabulary of Transcendence: Towards a Theory of Semiotics for r Islamic Theology