
Allah Transcendent
Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
Ian Richard Netton(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 7. December 2016
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-138-17656-0 (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: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
633 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-17656-0 (9781138176560)
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Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
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Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
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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