Knowledge triumphant : the concept of knowledge in medieval Islam /

Knowledge triumphant : the concept of knowledge in medieval Islam /

In Knowledge Triumphant , Franz Rosenthal observes that the Islamic civilization is one that is essentially characterized by knowledge ( 'ilm ), for 'ilm is one of those concepts that have dominated Islam and given Muslim civilization its distinctive shape and complexion.' There is no...

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Main Author: Rosenthal, Franz, 1914-2003.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston ; Leiden : Brill, 2007.

Series: Brill Classics in Islam 2.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004223028.

Subjects:

Islamic learning and scholarship.
Knowledge, Theory of (Islam)
Learning and scholarship > History > Medieval, 500-1500.

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Call Number: B745.K53 R67 2007

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Chapter One. The Knowledge Before Knowledge /
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  • Chapter Two. The Revelation Of Knowledge /
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  • Chapter Three. The Plural Of Knowledge /
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  • Chapter Four. Definitions Of Knowledge /
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  • Chapter Five. Knowledge Is Islam (Theology And Religious Science) /
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  • Chapter Six. Knowledge Is Light (Sûfism) /
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  • Chapter Seven. Knowledge Is Thought (Philosophy) /
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  • Chapter Eight. Knowledge Is Society (Education) /
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  • Concluding Remark /
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  • Index /
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