Allah Transcendent
Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Cosmology
Published on 11. January 2013
400 pages
978-1-136-10266-0 (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
File size
6,09 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-10266-0 (9781136102660)
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Ian Richard Netton
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
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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
