ABSTRACT
Islamic philosophy has often been treated as being largely of historical interest, belonging to the history of ideas rather than to philosophical study. This volume successfully overturns that view. Emphasizing the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, it examines the main thinkers and schools of thought, discusses the key concepts of Islamic philosophy and covers a vast geographical area. This indispensable reference tool includes a comprehensive bibliography and an extensive index.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |143 pages
Religious, intellectual and cultural context
part |112 pages
Early Islamic philosophers in the East
part |90 pages
Islamic philosophers in the Western lands of Islam
part |159 pages
Philosophy and the mystical tradition
part |146 pages
Later Islamic philosophy
part |109 pages
The Jewish philosophical tradition in the Islamic cultural world
part |218 pages
Philosophy and its parts
part |35 pages
Later transmission and interpretation
part |106 pages
Islamic philosophy in the modern Islamic world
part |29 pages
Interpretation of Islamic philosophy in tne West
part |6 pages
Bibliography