Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis
A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam
1st Edition
Published on 22. November 2001
160 pages
978-0-85771-027-7 (ISBN)
Description
I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies
Al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE) is arguably one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam and his writings have received greater scholarly attention in the West than those of any other Muslim scholar. This study explores and important dimension of his thought that has not yet been fully examined, namely, his polemical engagement with the Ismailis of the Fatimid and early Alamut periods. Al-Ghazali's debate with the Ismailis constitutes an important chapter in the history of Muslim thought and this book also explores the wider intellectual and political significance of this encounter, and especially the light it sheds on the central tensions and questions of the age in which al-Ghazali lived.
Al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE) is arguably one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam and his writings have received greater scholarly attention in the West than those of any other Muslim scholar. This study explores and important dimension of his thought that has not yet been fully examined, namely, his polemical engagement with the Ismailis of the Fatimid and early Alamut periods. Al-Ghazali's debate with the Ismailis constitutes an important chapter in the history of Muslim thought and this book also explores the wider intellectual and political significance of this encounter, and especially the light it sheds on the central tensions and questions of the age in which al-Ghazali lived.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-0-85771-027-7 (9780857710277)
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Farouk Mitha has postgraduate degrees in Islamic Studies from McGill University and in Comparative Education from the University of London. He is currently associated with the Faculty of Education, University of Victoria, Canada.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Chronology
- Ecology of the Kitåb al-Mustazhirí: Historical Place and Time
- Anatomy of the Kitåb al-Mustazhirí: Content and Style
- Towards a Re-reading of the Kitåb al-Mustazhirí
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
