Philosophy in the Islamic World

Author: Peter Adamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199683670
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
In this introduction, Peter Adamson sheds light on the philosophical ideas that emerged in the Islamic world. From the beginnings of the tradition to the twenty first century, he traces the history of philosophy among those living in Islamic lands, highlighting its key themes and ongoing relevance to contemporary concerns.

Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Adam J. Silverstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199545723
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
How did Islam arise from the obscurity of seventh century Arabia to the headlines of the 21st century? This introduction answers that question; exploring the cultural & religious diversity of Islamic history. Adam Silverstein explains its significance & considers its impact on Islamic society today.

Islam: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Malise Ruthven
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0199642877
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
Islam features widely in the news, often in its most militant forms, but few people in the non-Muslim world really understand its nature. Malise Ruthven's Very Short Introduction, offers essential insights into the big issues, provides fresh perspectives on contemporary questions, and guides us through the complex debates.

The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy

Author: Khaled El-Rouayheb
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199917388
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 721

Book Description
The study of Islamic philosophy has entered a new and exciting phase in the last few years. Both the received canon of Islamic philosophers and the narrative of the course of Islamic philosophy are in the process of being radically questioned and revised. Most twentieth-century Western scholarship on Arabic or Islamic philosophy has focused on the period from the ninth century to the twelfth. It is a measure of the transformation that is currently underway in the field that, unlike other reference works, the Oxford Handbook has striven to give roughly equal weight to every century, from the ninth to the twentieth. The Handbook is also unique in that its 30 chapters are work-centered rather than person- or theme-centered, in particular taking advantage of recent new editions and translations that have renewed interest and debate around the Islamic philosophical canon. The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy gives both the advanced student and active scholar in Islamic philosophy, theology, and intellectual history, a strong sense of what a work in Islamic philosophy looks like and a deep view of the issues, concepts, and arguments that are at stake. Most importantly, it provides an up-to-date portrait of contemporary scholarship on Islamic philosophy.

Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Jonathan A.C. Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199559287
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
Drawing on traditional Muslim sources, Michael Cook describes Muhammad's life and teaching. He also attempts to stand back from this traditional picture to show how far it is historically justified.

Philosophy in the Islamic World

Author: Ulrich Rudolph
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004492542
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 864

Book Description
A comprehensive reference work covering all figures of the earliest period of philosophy in the Islamic world. Both major and minor thinkers are covered, with details of biography and doctrine as well as detailed lists and summaries of each author’s works.

The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy

Author: Peter Adamson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107494699
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 468

Book Description
Philosophy written in Arabic and in the Islamic world represents one of the great traditions of Western philosophy. Inspired by Greek philosophical works and the indigenous ideas of Islamic theology, Arabic philosophers from the ninth century onwards put forward ideas of great philosophical and historical importance. This collection of essays, by some of the leading scholars in Arabic philosophy, provides an introduction to the field by way of chapters devoted to individual thinkers (such as al-Farabi, Avicenna and Averroes) or groups, especially during the 'classical' period from the ninth to the twelfth centuries. It also includes chapters on areas of philosophical inquiry across the tradition, such as ethics and metaphysics. Finally, it includes chapters on later Islamic thought, and on the connections between Arabic philosophy and Greek, Jewish, and Latin philosophy. The volume also includes a useful bibliography and a chronology of the most important Arabic thinkers.

Classical Philosophy

Author: Peter Adamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199674531
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
Readership: Anyone interested in philosophy, the history of ideas, or the ancient Greek world

Islamic Law

Author: Mashood A. Baderin
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199665591
Category : Islamic law
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
Islamic law is one of the major legal systems in the world today, yet it is often misunderstood, particularly in the West. This book provides a critical overview of the theory, scope, and practice of Islamic law, taking into account both classical and modern scholarly perspectives in examining the various facets of this key legal system.

Global Islam: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Nile Green
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190917253
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
This book presents the first comprehensive survey of the multiple versions of Islam propagated across geographical, political, and cultural boundaries during the era of modern globalization. Showing how Islam was transformed through these globalizing transfers, it traces the origins, expansion and increasing diversification of Global Islam - from individual activists to organizations and then states - over the past 150 years. Historian Nile Green surveys not only the familiar venues of Islam in the Middle East and the West, but also Asia and Africa, explaining the doctrines of a wide variety of political and non-political versions of Islam across the spectrum from Salafism to Sufism. This Very Short Introduction will help readers to recognize and compare the various organizations competing to claim the authenticity and authority of representing the one true Islam.