Ibn Aʿqil : religion and culture in classical Islam

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Ibn Aʿqil : religion and culture in classical Islam

George Makdisi

Edinburgh University Press, c1997

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [262]-268) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This biography of the Muslim scholastic and humanist Ibn 'Aqil (A.H. 431-513/ A.D. 1040-1119) sheds light on one of the most important periods of classical Islam, one which has had a significant impact on religious and intellectual culture in the Christian Latin West.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Ibn 'Aqil - his life and times: the retraction and the Qadir Creed
  • biography of Ibn 'Aqil. Part 2 Ibn 'Aqil and scholasticism: the organization of professional higher learning
  • theologies and orthodoxy
  • main currents in Ibn 'Aqil's thought. Part 3 Ibn 'Aqil and humanism: humanism and government
  • humanist disciplines and topics.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA35741611
  • ISBN
    • 0748609601
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Edinburgh
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 292 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Subject Headings
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