Philosophy, theology and mysticism in medieval Islam : texts and studies on the development and history of Kalam.: texts and studies on the development and history of Kalam. Volume 1 (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Works.
• Further Information: Note: Richard M. Frank ; edited by Dimitri Gutas.
• Authors: Frank, Richard M
• Editors: Gutas, Dimitri
• Contents: Contents: Foreword; Autobiographical note; Some fragments of Ishaq's translation of the De anima; Some textual notes on the Oriental versions of Themistius' paraphrase of Book I of the Metaphysics; The origin of the Arabic philosophical term 'anniya; The use of the Enneads by John of Scythopolis; Remarks on the early development of the kalam; Reason and revealed law, a sample of parallels and divergences in kalam and falsafa; Currents and counter currents [in the Mu`tazila, Ash`arites and al-Ghazali]; The neoplatonism of Jahm ibn Safwan; Al-Ghazali on taqlid: scholars, theologians, and philosophers; Al-Ghazali's use of Avicenna's philosophy; Meanings are spoken of in many ways: the earlier Arab grammarians; 'Lam yazal' as a formal term in Muslim theological discourse; Two short dogmatic works of abu l-Qasim al-Qushayri, part 1: Luma` al-i`tiqad; part 2: al-Fusul fi l-usul; Index.
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 297.2; Islam -- Doctrines
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000226393
• Related ISBNs: 9781000226232; 9781000226317; 9781003110378
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