Islam and rationality
Subtitle: the impact of al-Ghazali : papers collected on his 900th anniversary
By: edited by Georges Tamer
Series: Islamic philosophy, theology and science -- v. 94
Publisher: Brill; Brill Academic Pub
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9789004290945; 9789004290952
Subjects: Rationalism; Faith and reason; Islam; Practical reason
Description: Al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111) is one of the most influential thinkers of Islam. There is hardly a genre of Islamic literature where he is not regarded as a major authority. Islamic Law, Sufism, ethics, philosophy, and theology are all deeply shaped by him. Yet in the past thirty years, the field of Ghazali-studies has been shaken by the realization that Avicenna (Ibn Sina, d. 428/1037) and other philosophers had a strong influence on him. Now, after the 900th anniversary at his death, the field emerges stronger than ever. This second volume of 'Islam and Rationality: The Impact of al-Ghazali' brings together twelve leading experts on al-Ghazali who write about his thought and the impact it had on later Muslim thinkers
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-439) and indexes.