Islamic thought in the dialogue of cultures : a historical and bibliographical survey /

Islamic thought in the dialogue of cultures : a historical and bibliographical survey /

Islamic thought is the most beautiful result of a multicultural dialogue. Islamic culture became a bridge between antiquity, Iranian scholars, Syriac and Arabic Christians and the Latin Middle Ages. Its richness of ideas, its plurality of values can contribute to the requirements of modern plurality...

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Main Author: Daiber, Hans, 1942-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Themes in Islamic Studies 7.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.

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Islamic philosophy > History.
Islamic philosophy > Influence.
Islamic philosophy > Greek influences.
Islamic philosophy > Bibliography.

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Call Number: B741 .D25 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: The Qurʾānic Background of Rationalism in Early Islam
  • Chapter Two: Theocracy Versus Individuality: The Dispute on Man's Free Will and its Impact on a New Rational World-View in the 8th/9th Century
  • Chapter Three: The Encounter of Islamic Rationalism with Greek Culture: The Translation Period and its Role in the Development of Islamic Philosophy
  • Chapter Four: The Autonomy of Philosophy in Islam
  • Chapter Five: The Encounter of Islamic Philosophy with European Thought: Latin Translations and Translators of Arabic Philosophical Texts and their Importance for Medieval European Philosophy. Survey and State of the Art
  • Chapter Six: Assimilation of Islamic Philosophical Thought and Dissociation in the Latin Middle Ages
  • Chapter Seven: Islamic Roots of Knowledge in Europe
  • Chapter Eight: Manifestations of Islamic Thought in an Intertwined World: Past and Future Tasks of their Study
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Names and Subjects
  • Index of Ancient and Medieval Titles
  • Index of Terms
  • Index of Modern Authors.