The intellectual thought of al-Ghazālī: The alchemy of happiness and other Persian writing

Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazālī (1058-1111) was one of the most influential philosophers of the classical Islamic period, with his intellectual innovations spanning the fields of theology, logic, and law. Despite this, contemporary assessments of Ghazālī often present him as hostile to rationality, an...

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Hauptverfasser: Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- 1058-1111 (VerfasserIn), Mirsepassi, Ali 1950- (VerfasserIn), Fernée, Tadd Graham 1971- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2025
Schriftenreihe:Global Middle East (Cambridge, England)
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Zusammenfassung:Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazālī (1058-1111) was one of the most influential philosophers of the classical Islamic period, with his intellectual innovations spanning the fields of theology, logic, and law. Despite this, contemporary assessments of Ghazālī often present him as hostile to rationality, and a guardian of dogma and orthodoxy. This study provides an innovative reassessment of Ghazālī's legacy, offering a compelling depiction of a reformer in his own time with increasing relevance to the issues gripping multicultural and globalized societies today. Ali Mirsepassi and Tadd Graham Fernée closely study Ghazālī's major Persian-language text Kīmīyā-e saʿādat (The Alchemy of Happiness) and its scholarly reception, alongside his lesser-read works, arguing that Ghazālī shared a message of reform, and critique of Abbasid institutions. Ghazālī's critical stance is revealed as both pragmatic and cosmopolitan in its recognition of autonomy from religion in many aspects of life, and in the value placed upon scientific contribution
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 257 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009538114
DOI:10.1017/9781009538114

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