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 I|143 pages
Religious, intellectual and cultural context
part II|113 pages
Early Islamic philosophers in the East
part III|90 pages
Islamic philosophers in the Western lands of Islam
part IV|159 pages
Philosophy and the mystical tradition
part V|146 pages
Later Islamic philosophy
chapter Chapter 32|58 pages
Khwājah Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī: the philosopher/vizier and the intellectual climate of his times
part VI|110 pages
The Jewish philosophical tradition in the Islamic cultural world
part VII|218 pages
Philosophy and its parts
part VIII|35 pages
Later transmission and interpretation
part IX|106 pages
Islamic philosophy in the modern Islamic world
part X|29 pages
Interpretation of Islamic philosophy in the West
part XI|9 pages
Bibliography