World of Image in Islamic Philosophy
World of Image in Islamic Philosophy

Author: L. W. C. van Lit

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2017-04-30

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1474415865

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One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians during the Middle Ages was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death. The idea of a world of image was conceived as a solution, suggesting that there exists a world of non-physical (imagined) bodies, beyond our earthly existence. This world may be reached in sleep, in meditation or after death.From the embryonic conception by Ibn Sina, to the radical rethinking by Suhrawardi and Shahrazuri into a sophisticated system, L. W. C. van Lit unravels the history of this idea. Using a distant reading approach for measuring the transmission, he further shows how the idea remained relevant for Muslim thinkers through the centuries, up until today.

The Image Debate
The Image Debate

Author: Christiane J. Gruber

Publisher: Gingko Library

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781909942349

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"The images released by The Islamic State of militants smashing statues at ancient sites were a horrifying aspect of their advance across Northern Iraq and Syria during 2015-16. Their leaders justified this act of iconoclasm by arguing that such actions were divinely decreed in Islam, a notion that has remained fixed in the public consciousness. The Image Debate is a collection of thirteen essays that examine the controversy surrounding the use of images in Islamic and other religious cultures and seek to redress some of the misunderstandings that have arisen. Written by leading academics from the United States, Australia, Turkey, Israel and the United Kingdom, the book opens with an introduction by the editor Christiane Gruber, who sets the subject in context with a detailed examination of the debates over idols and the production of figural images in Islamic traditions. The book is divided into three sections: the first deals with pre-modern Islamic practices and anxieties concerned with image-making; the second addresses similar issues in Judaism, in Christianity during the Byzantine period, in pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia, and in Hindu and Buddhist contexts in South Asia; and the third brings the reader back to Islamic lands by examining traditions of figural representation in the modern and contemporary periods." -- Publisher's website

What is “Islamic” Art?
What is “Islamic” Art?

Author: Wendy M. K. Shaw

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-10-10

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1108474659

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An alternate approach to Islamic art emphasizing literary over historical contexts and reception over production in visual arts and music.

Philosophy in the Islamic World
Philosophy in the Islamic World

Author: Ulrich Rudolph

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-05-09

Total Pages: 864

ISBN-13: 9004492542

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A comprehensive reference work covering all figures of the earliest period of philosophy in the Islamic world. Both major and minor thinkers are covered, with details of biography and doctrine as well as detailed lists and summaries of each author’s works.

Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World
Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Islamic World

Author: Peter Adamson

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2019-09-02

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 3110552388

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This book brings together the study of two great disciplines of the Islamic world: law and philosophy. In both sunni and shiite Islam, it became the norm for scholars to acquire a high level of expertise in the legal tradition. Thus some of the greatest names in the history of Aristotelianism were trained jurists, like Averroes, or commented on the status and nature of law, like al-Fārābī. While such authors sought to put law in its place relative to the philosophical disciplines, others criticized philosophy from a legal viewpoint, like al-Ghazālī and Ibn Taymiyya. But this collection of papers does not only explore the relative standing of law and philosophy. It also looks at how philosophers, theologians, and jurists answered philosophical questions that arise from jurisprudence itself. What is the logical structure of a well-formed legal argument? What standard of certainty needs to be attained in passing down judgments, and how is that standard reached? What are the sources of valid legal judgment and what makes these sources authoritative? May a believer be excused on grounds of ignorance? Together the contributions provide an unprecedented demonstration of the close connections between philosophy and law in Islamic society, while also highlighting the philosophical interest of texts normally studied only by legal historians.

A History of Islamic Philosophy
A History of Islamic Philosophy

Author: Majid Fakhry

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780231132206

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The first comprehensive survey of Islamic philosophy from the seventh century to the present, this classic discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. Fakhry shows how Islamic philosophy has followed from the earliest times a distinctive line of development, which gives it the unity and continuity that are the marks of the great intellectual movements of history.

History of Islamic Philosophy
History of Islamic Philosophy

Author: Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-07

Total Pages: 1233

ISBN-13: 1136780440

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Islamic philosophy has often been treated as being largely of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophical study. This volume successfully overturns that view. Emphasizing the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, it examines the main thinkers and schools of thought, discusses the key concepts of Islamic philosophy and covers a vast geographical area. This indispensable reference tool includes a comprehensive bibliography and an extensive index.