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The function of the intellectual -- The world of al-Ghazali. The political background ; The religious and intellectual background ; Al-Ghazali's early life -- The encounter with philosophy. The philosophical movement in the Islamic world ; The social relevance of philosophical ideas ; Al-Ghazali's period of scepticism ; "The inconsistency of the philosophers" ; The introduction of logic into theology -- Truth from the charismatic leader. Isma`ilite doctrine in its political setting ; The intellectual defence of Sunnism -- The reappraisal of theology. The achievements of Islamic theology; Theologians and governments ; Al-Ghazali's critique of the scholar-jurists ; Dogmatic theology from a new standpoint -- The bitterness of worldly success. The Sufi movement ; The crisis of 1095 ; Life as a Sufi ; "The revival of the religious sciences"--The intellectual basis of the "revived" community. The intellectual class and the conception of knowledge ; The new "intellectual structure" of the community -- The achievement. The tension between philosophy and theology ; The Batinite challenge ; The tension between the "Islamic sciences" and Sufism No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — Cargando... GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)181.947Philosophy and Psychology Ancient, medieval and eastern philosophy Asian Other eastern philosophyClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: No hay valoraciones.¿Eres tú?Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing. |
This book arises out of a concern felt by many intellectuals in the preset world predicament. If we accept that the course of history is to a large extent determined by economic and material factors, what role is left for the intellectual, whose concern is with ideas? By studying the struggle and achievement of one of the greatest of Muslim intellectuals, the author attempts to provide an answer.