Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth

God and Humans in Islamic Thought (eBook, PDF)

Abd Al-Jabbar, Ibn Sina and Al-Ghazali

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This re-examination of Islamic thought explores the relationship between God and humans, as portrayed in Islam. It sheds light on an important side of medieval rational thought in demonstrating its significance in forming the basis of an understanding of the nature of God and the nature of human beings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134146765
• Artikelnr.: 38266109

Autorenporträt

Dr. Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin and was formerly a lecturer at Manchester University. Her fieldof interest is the Islamci medieval thought and its intellectual influence on rformulating Islam. Publications include: Al-Radd al-Jamil: Ghazali or pseudo-Ghazali" in ed. David Thomas, The Arabic Bible, Leiden: Brill, Forthcoming (2006); 64 entries in the Encyclopaedia for Islamic Religion, Routledge, 2005; and 9 Entries in the Dictionary of Islamic Philosophers, Theommes Press, forthcoming 2005.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Historical and Cultural Context 2. Abd Al-Jabbar's View of
the Relationship with God through Divine Assistance 3. Relationship with
God through Knowledge and Love, Ishq in Ibn Sina's Philosophy 4.
Relationship with God through Self Annihilation, Fana, According to
Al-Ghazali 5. Comparison and Evaluation