Inspired Knowledge in Islamic Thought: Al-Ghazali's Theory of Mystical Cognition and Its Avicennian Foundation

Contributor(s): Treiger, Alexander (Author)

ISBN: 9780415783071

Publisher: Routledge

Hardcover

$233.99

Pub Date: August 22, 2011

Dewey: 181.5

LCCN: 2011006593

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.01 lbs) 200 pages

BISAC Categories:

Social Science | Regional Studies | Philosophy | Asian

Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

This book argues that the Muslim theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was a popularizer of philosophy more than its critic and that his theory of mystical cognition is based on the theory of prophecy of the philosopher Avicenna.

Review Quotes:

"This book deserves the full attention of all specialists in the field."
Jules Janssens, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
Journal of the American Oriental Society 135.2 (2015)

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