Islamic & Arabic Philosophy

Die Frage nach der rationalen Beweisbarkeit Gottes spielt eine zentrale Rolle in der rationalen Theologie (ilm al-kalm). Theologen betrachten sie a...

This book consists of a critical introduction and six chapters on two famous medieval poems by Ibn al-Anbari and Abu Tammam, and three unique and r...

A groundbreaking exploration of the transformative power of silence The Silent God and the Silenced: Mysticism and Contemplation amid Suffering ex...

A groundbreaking exploration of the transformative power of silence The Silent God and the Silenced: Mysticism and Contemplation amid Suffering ex...

The purpose of this Element is to analyse the assiduous attempts of two Islamic political thinkers-the 12th century Andalusian philosopher Ibn Rush...

Economic diplomacy is a multifaceted tool that European countries, both individually and collectively through the EU, use to promote their economic...

Diese Festschrift für die Philosophiehistorikerin und Islamwissenschaftlerin Anke von Kügelgen trägt ihrem übergeordneten Forschungsinteresse an Wi...

Mirrors for princes form a substantial and important genre in many pre-modern literatures. Their ostensible purpose is to advise the king; at the s...

I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili StudiesOf the few surviving Nizari Ismaili texts from the Alamut period, the Haft bab (Seve...

One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians for many centuries was whether human beings would have a spi...

Mirrors for princes form a substantial and important genre in many pre-modern literatures. Their ostensible purpose is to advise the king; at the s...

Commonly known as the 'spiritual father of Pakistan', the philosophical and political ideas of Muhammad Iqbal shaped the face of Indian Muslim nati...

This book examines the philosophy of al-Ghazali, analysing his conception of God within Islamic theology. Seeking to contribute to the greater unde...

Featuring the work of leading contemporary Muslim philosophers and theologians, this book grapples with various forms of evil and suffering in the ...

Each essay in this volume provides a cultural perspective on shame. More specifically, each chapter focuses on the question of how a culture can di...

The first major treatment of skepticism in Islam, this book explores the critical role of skeptical thinking in the development of theology in Isla...

This volume focuses on Ibn Sina - the Avicenna of the Latin West - and the enormous impact of his philosophy in both the Islamic and Christian worl...

The profusion of literature on Muammad Al's Egypt (18051849) makes the Bshs epoch significantly well-documented; however, one facet is perceptibly ...

This new book by Mohammed Shahrour is about the implications of a contemporary reading of the Qur'an. We must re-examine the prior reading of relig...

A brilliant new introduction to Sufi philosophy, a tradition traced back to the works of Sufisms most renowned master, Ibn Arabi (d. 1240). To help...

The God Dialogues is an intriguing and extensive philosophical debate about the existence of God. Engaging and accessible, it covers all the main a...