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A History Of Islamic Philosophy
Paperback Edition: 3
When this book first appeared in 1970, it was recognized as the first comprehensive survey of Islamic philosophy from the seventh century to the present in any language. Today, it continues to wield considerable influence in the field and has been translated into several languages,
including French, Persian, Turkish, Indonesian, and Chinese. The Qur'an is the pivot around which Islamic life and thought turn, and thus the first generation of Islamic scholars were concerned with commentaries on it. As the Islamic world began to confront paganism and Christianity, scholastic theology, known in Arabic as Kalam, arose as a direct byproduct of interaction with Greek philosophy and Christian theology. This gave rise in time to the great traditions of legalism, rationalism, and mysticism.Fakhry discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. In the final chapters, he examines the rise of pan-Islamism and the many currents it has generated in the last two centuries, including secularism and fundamentalism, which are still pitted against each other throughout the Muslim world. He shows how Islamic philosophy has followed from the earliest times a distinctive line of development, which gives it the unity and continuity that are the marks of the great intellectual movements of history. Many of the discussed texts have not been translated into English; the book includes Majid Fakhry's masterful translations of these excerpts as well as updates throughout in light of current events and recent Islamic scholarship.
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Pages : 430
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Publication date : 2004-10-31
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History, Philosophy, Religion & Beliefs, Middle Eastern History, Oriental & Indian Philosophy, Islam