Eric Ormsby

Ghazali (eBook, ePUB)

The Revival of Islam

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111), the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. Attracting the patronage of the vizier Nizam al-Mulk early in his career, he was appointed head of the Nizamiyyah College at Baghdad, and attracted audiences from across the Islamic world, who sought his teachings on Islamic philosophy and jurisprudence. Eventually renouncing his position due to a spiritual crisis, he went into self-imposed exile, during which he wrote the Sufi masterpiece, "Revival of the Sciences of Religion". Concise and lucid, this is a perfect introduction to the great man's life and work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780742052
• Artikelnr.: 41005939

Autorenporträt

Eric Ormsby is Chief Librarian at the Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. He was formerly Professor and Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Abbreviations Names and terms Chronology   INTRODUCTION The Seljuqs The
Schools
of Law The Notion of Kalam The Mu`tazili Factor Ash`ari and the Three Brothers Philosophy (Falsafa) The Isma`ilis Sufism   1 THE RISE TO RENOWN A Child of Khorasan The Stages of his Career Early Studies: Sufi Masters and Theologians Juwayni The Patronage of the Powerful Ghazali at Court The Temptations of Prestige   2 DEVOTION TO THE LAW Ghazali
s Contributions to Law The Example of Analogy (qiyas) The Indolence of the Learned Shafi`i: the Beloved Model Fidelity to the Law   3 THE DOUBLE-EDGED DISCIPLINE: GHAZALI AND THEOLOGY Theology vs Philosophy Against a
Religion of Donkeys
Ghazali the Theologian The Dogmatic Manual al-Iqtisad fi
l-i`tiqad Ghazali
s Mode of Argument in
The Just Balance
The Shadow of Ibn Sina A Human Accent Ghazali on Divine Names The Absence of Insight as Insight A Manual for Meditation Ghazali
s Attitude towards Kalam   4 THE POISON OF PHILOSOPHY AND ITS ANTIDOTE Did Ghazali Destroy Philosophy in Islam? The Seductiveness of System The Exposition of Philosophy: the Maqasid al-Falasifa The Attack: Tahafut al-Falasifa   5 CRISIS AND RECOVERY The Breakdown of 1095 Sickness and Health Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal (
The Deliverer from Error
) Scepticism and Ghazali: His Early Crisis The Significance of Dream The Four Ways The Decisive Break and the Departure from Baghdad Baghdad, the
Nest of Darkness
The Role of Ahmad Ghazali   6 THE REVIVAL OF ISLAM The Character of the Ihyä The Architecture of the Ihyä   CONCLUSION: KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION The Return to Teaching Death and Posthumous Career   Bibliography Index