Freethinkers of medieval Islam : Ibn al-Rāwandī, Abū Bakr al-Rāzī, and their impact on Islamic thought
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Freethinkers of medieval Islam : Ibn al-Rāwandī, Abū Bakr al-Rāzī, and their impact on Islamic thought
Brill, 2016
- : pbk
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Originally published: Leiden : Brill , 1999
Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-250) and indexes
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Freethinkers of Medieval Islam focuses on the express denial of prophecy in the medieval Islamicate world. The development of Islamic freethinking is analyzed against the background of the significance of prophets in Islam. In her book, Sarah Stroumsa examines the image of freethinkers, and the repercussions of freethinking on Muslim, Jewish and Christian medieval thought. She argue that freethinking, as exemplified by figures like Ibn al-Rawandi (9th C.) and Abu Bakr al-Razi (10th C.), was a pivotal phenomenon, that had a major impact on the development of Islamic thought. In the present context of religious violence carried out in the name of Islam, this book highlights the striking existence of independent freethinking in the world of Islam.
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