Inspired Knowledge in Islamic Thought : Al-Ghazali's Theory of Mystical Cognition and Its Avicennian Foundation.

It has been customary to see the Muslim theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111) as a vehement critic of philosophy, who rejected it in favour of Islamic mysticism (Sufism), a view which has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. This book argues that al-Ghazali was, instead, one of the gre...

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Main Author: Treiger, Alexander
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Series:Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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