An Introduction To Islamic Cosmological Doctrines Conceptions Of Nature And Methods Used For Its Study By The Ikhwan Al Safa

Author : Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0791415155

Get Book

An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Pdf

This is the only book to deal with classical Islamic cosmology as it was formulated by the Ikhwan al-S'afa al Biruni and Ibn Sina during the tenth and eleventh centuries. These figures influenced all the later centuries of Islamic history and in fact created the cosmological framework within which all later scientific activity in the Islamic world was carried out--the enduring image of the cosmos within which Muslims have lived during the past millennium. Nasr writes from within the Islamic tradition and demonstrates how, based on the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet, the figures treated in this work integrated elements drawn from various ancient schools of philosophy and the sciences. This book is unique in its treatment of classical Islamic cosmology as seen from within the Islamic world-view and provides a key for understanding of traditional Islamic thought. -- Back cover.

Author : Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher : Belknap Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Islam
ISBN : 0674461509

Get Book

An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Pdf

Author : Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Avicenna, 980?-1037
ISBN : OCLC:959758173

Get Book

An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines : Conceptions of Nature and Methods Used for Its Study by the Ikhwan Al-Safa by Seyyed Hossein Nasr Pdf

Author : Mark Sedgwick
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195396010

Get Book

Against the Modern World by Mark Sedgwick Pdf

Against the Modern World is the first history of Traditionalism, an important yet surprisingly little-known twentieth-century anti-modern movement. Comprising a number of often secret but sometimes very influential religious groups in the West and in the Islamic world, it affected mainstream and radical politics in Europe and the development of the field of religious studies in the United States, touching the lives of many individuals. French writer Rene Guenon rejected modernity as a dark age and sought to reconstruct the Perennial Philosophy - the central truths behind all the major world religions. Guenon stressed the urgent need for the West's remaining spiritual and intellectual elite to find personal and collective salvation in the surviving vestiges of ancient religious traditions. A number of disenchanted intellectuals responded to his call. In Europe, America, and the Islamic world, Traditionalists founded institutes, Sufi brotherhoods, Masonic lodges, and secret societies. Some attempted unsuccessfully to guide Fascism and Nazism along Traditionalist lines; others later participated in political terror in Italy. Traditionalist ideas were the ideological cement for the alliance of anti-democratic forces in post-Soviet Russia, and in the Islamic world entered the debate about the relationship between Islam and modernity. Although its appeal in the West was ultimately limited, Traditionalism has wielded enormous influence in religious studies, through the work of such Traditionalists as Ananda Coomaraswamy, Huston Smith, Mircea Eliade, and Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Author : Godefroid de Callatay
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780741963

Get Book

Ikhwan al-Safa' by Godefroid de Callatay Pdf

The Ikhwan Al- Safa' or Brethren of Purity were a highly secretive group of tenth-century Shi'ite thinkers, their identities remaining unclear even today. Renowned for creating the legendary Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa, an encyclopedia of philosophical sciences, they proposed a coherent intellectual system that sought to reconcile human reasoning with prophetic revelation. This fascinating survey provides a clear, objective and innovative introduction to the Brethren of Purity and their encyclopedic project, showing its critical place in the history of Arabic science, philosophy and literature.

Author : Binyamin Abrahamov
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136129308

Get Book

Divine Love in Islamic Mysticism by Binyamin Abrahamov Pdf

The two theories of divine love that are examined in this book have their foundations in Greek, Jewish, Christian and Muslim ideas. Al-Ghazâlî (twelfth century) was influenced mainly by Plato and Ibn Sina's teachings, while al-Dabbâgh (thirteenth century), who accepted some Ghazâlîan notions, developed a theory of divine love that can be traced back to Neoplatonism. Both scholars created complete theories of divine love that include definitions of love, its causes and signs, the ways to love God, God's love for man, and kinds of love. The book will interest students of theology, philosophy and mysticism in general, and students of Islam in particular.

Author : Israr Ahmad Khan,Hilman Latief,Maher Abu-Munshar,Khosrow Bagheri and Zohreh Khosravi
Publisher : International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT)
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

Get Book

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 23:4 by Israr Ahmad Khan,Hilman Latief,Maher Abu-Munshar,Khosrow Bagheri and Zohreh Khosravi Pdf

The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy and metaphysics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam. Submissions are subject to a blind peer review process.

Author : Eugene F. Bales
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 146280523X

Get Book

Philosophy in the West by Eugene F. Bales Pdf

PHILOSOPHY IN THE WEST: MEN, WOMEN, RELIGION, SCIENCE This single volume history of philosophy in the West is distinguished by its wide coverage of figures, by its inclusion of well over thirty women, and by its substantive discussion of the historical background of each epoch. Each chapter begins with an overview of the period and concludes with a lengthy bibliography of both primary and secondary texts. There is a useful glossary of terms at the end of the book. Philosophy in the West is intended as a general guide to those taking courses in the history of philosophy, humanities, and related areas. It will also be of interest to those in the fields of theology, philosophy, feminism, and historical studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004273221

Get Book

Environmental and Climate Change in South and Southeast Asia by Anonim Pdf

Based on pioneering research, this volume on South and Southeast Asia offers a cultural studies' perspective on the vast and largely uncharted domain of how local cultures are coping with climate changes and environmental crises.The primary focus is on three countries that have high emission rates: India, Indonesia, and Thailand. Whereas the dominant discourse on climate largely reflects the view of Western cultures, this volume adds indigenous views and practices that provide insight into Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic responses. Making use of textual materials, fieldwork, and analyses, it highlights the close links between climate solutions, forms of knowledge, and the various socio-cultural and political practices and agencies within societies. The volume demonstrates that climate is global and plural. Contributors are: Monika Arnez, Somnath Batabyal, Joachim Betz, Susan M. Darlington, Dennis Eucker, Rüdiger Haum, Albertina Nugteren, Marcus Nüsser & Ravi Baghel, Martin Seeger, and Janice Stargardt.

Author : David Emmanuel Singh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614511854

Get Book

Islamization in Modern South Asia by David Emmanuel Singh Pdf

This book explores the religious identity of the indigenous Gujjars living in Rajaji National Park (RNP), Uttarakhand, India. In the broader context of forest conservation discourse, steps taken by the local government to relocate the Gujjars outside RNP have been crucial in their choice to associate with NGOs and Deobandi Muslims. These intersecting associations constitute the context of their transitioning religious identity. The book presents a rich account of the actual process of Islamization through the collaborative agency of Deobandi madrasas and Tablighi Jama‘at. Based on documents and interviews collected over four years, it constructs a particular case of Deobandi reform and also balances this with a layered description of the Gujjar responses. It argues that in their association with the Deobandis, the Gujjars internalized the normative dimensions of beliefs and practices but not at the expense of their traditional Hindu-folk culture. This capacity for adaptation bodes well for the Gujjars, but their proper integration with wider society seems assured only in association with the Deobandis. Consequently this research also points toward the role of Islam in integrating marginal groups in the wider context of society in South Asia.

Author : Richard Harries,Norman Solomon,Timothy Winter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567535313

Get Book

Abraham's Children by Richard Harries,Norman Solomon,Timothy Winter Pdf

Abraham's Children brings together essays by leading scholars of each faith to address key issues for the faiths and to collaboratively identify common ground and pose challenges for the future. The book will inspire readers in the process of inter-faith dialogue, contribute clearly to vital religious issues of contemporary world concern and help readers to understand faiths that are different from their own.

Author : Tawa J. Anderson,W. Michael Clark,David K. Naugle
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830899654

Get Book

An Introduction to Christian Worldview by Tawa J. Anderson,W. Michael Clark,David K. Naugle Pdf

Everyone has a worldview. A worldview is the lens through which we interpret the cosmos and our lives in it. A worldview answers the big questions of life: What is our nature? What is our world? What is our problem? What is our End? As Anderson, Clark, and Naugle point out, our worldview cannot simply be reduced to a series of rational beliefs. We are creatures of story, and the kinds of stories we tell reveal important things about our worldview. Part of being a thoughtful Christian means being able to understand and express the Christian worldview as well as developing an awareness of the variety of worldviews. An Introduction to Christian Worldview takes you further into answering questions such as Why do worldviews matter? What characterizes a Christian worldview? How can we analyze and describe a worldview? What are the most common secular and religious worldviews? Well organized, clearly written, and featuring aids for learning, An Introduction to Christian Worldview is the essential text for either the classroom or for self-study.

Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199804122

Get Book

Islamic Philosophy: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Oxford University Press Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In Islamic studies, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of the Islamic religion and Muslim cultures. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Author : Ismail Lala
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004401648

Get Book

Knowing God: Ibn ʿArabī and ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Qāshānī’s Metaphysics of the Divine by Ismail Lala Pdf

In Knowing God, Ismail Lala investigates the nature of God and whether we can truly know Him according to the influential mystic, Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn ʿArabī, and his disciple, ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Qāshānī.

Author : Hakan Gok
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532646799

Get Book

Atheism or Theism? by Hakan Gok Pdf

“Is there a God?” is one of those irrepressible questions that has been debated throughout human history, with scholars from opposites camps making the case for or against the existence of God. It is a never-ending debate. This book first examines the theistic arguments developed by Islamic scholar Saïd Nursi in the twentieth century. Although his arguments initially seem to be mere presentations of well-established theistic arguments for God—such as teleological and cosmological, and arguments from miracles and morals—it is clear that Nursi takes a fresh approach to these existing philosophical defences. The book then analyses how Nursi tackles certain atheistic arguments—such as the problem of evil and the possibility of existence without a creator—and criticism leveled against the prophets and the Qur’an.