al-Ghazālī's unspeakable doctrine of the soul : unveiling the esoteric psychology and eschatology of the Iḥyāʾ
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al-Ghazālī's unspeakable doctrine of the soul : unveiling the esoteric psychology and eschatology of the Iḥyāʾ
（Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 104）
Brill, 2001
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Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-200) and index
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Description
This text marks a radical rethinking of the soul and the afterlife in the writings of al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111), particularly within his magnum opus, Reviving Religious Knowledge (Ihya'ulum al-din). Attending closely to variations of genre and discourse mode within his works, it attempts to resolve some of the major ambiguities that have vexed al-Ghazali's readers for nearly nine hundred years.
Beginning with his theory of multi-level, multi-genre writing and working through his theological, philosophical, and mystical positions on the soul's true nature, the study culminates in an exploration of al-Ghazali's mystical "psycho-cosmology", where some startling conclusions are drawn regarding his most intimate thoughts on the "secrets" of the soul and the Hereafter.
Meticulously researched and yet engagingly written, this study speaks to both the specialist and the amateur intellectual historian.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction, Methodology and Overview
1. All Things to All People? Deciphering al-Ghazali's Doctrine of Discourse
2. Al- Ghazali's Dogmatic/Theological (kalami) Formulation of the Soul
3. Al- Ghazali's Condemnation of the Philosophical Psychology and Eschatology in the Incoherence of the Philosophers (Tahafut al-falasifa)
4. The Heart (al-qalb) and al- Ghazali's Mystical Discussions of the Soul
5. Through a Looking Glass: The Heart Reflected in al- Ghazali's Mystical Cosmology
6. The Wayfarer's Final Journey: al- Ghazali's Esoteric Eschatology (conclusion)
Appendix: Translation and Commentary: The Epistle of Presence
Bibliography
Index of Topics, Terms, and Proper Names
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