Struggling With the Philosopher
Subtitle: A Refutation of Avicenna's Metaphysics (Ismaili Texts and Translations Series (Institute of Ismaili Studies), 2.)
Contributors: Wilfred Madelung (Editor)
Publisher: I. B. Tauris
Published: August 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781860646935
Subjects: Islamic & Arabic philosophy; Oriental & Indian philosophy; Politics/International Relations; International Relations - General; Avicenna,; Political Science; Philosophy; Philosophy, Islamic; Metaphysics; General; Religion / General; 980-1037; Religion; Early works to 1800
First sentence: Taj al-Din Abu'l-Fath Muhammad b. 'Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani (d. 548/1153) has long been known in modern scholarship as the author of the Kitab al-Milal wa'l-nihal, a comprehensive survey of the religions, sects and philosophical schools, first edited by W. Cureton in 1842-1846.