Islamic thought in the dialogue of cultures : a historical and bibliographical survey / / By Hans Daiber.
Islamic thought is the most beautiful result of a multicultural dialogue. Islamic culture became a bridge between antiquity, Iranian scholars, Syriac and Arabic Christians and the Latin Middle Ages. Its richness of ideas, its plurality of values can contribute to the requirements of modern plurality...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Themes in Islamic Studies
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Chapter One: The Qurʾānic Background of Rationalism in Early Islam
- Chapter Two: Theocracy Versus Individuality: The Dispute on Man’s Free Will and its Impact on a New Rational World-View in the 8th/9th Century
- Chapter Three: The Encounter of Islamic Rationalism with Greek Culture: The Translation Period and its Role in the Development of Islamic Philosophy
- Chapter Four: The Autonomy of Philosophy in Islam
- Chapter Five: The Encounter of Islamic Philosophy with European Thought: Latin Translations and Translators of Arabic Philosophical Texts and their Importance for Medieval European Philosophy. Survey and State of the Art
- Chapter Six: Assimilation of Islamic Philosophical Thought and Dissociation in the Latin Middle Ages
- Chapter Seven: Islamic Roots of Knowledge in Europe
- Chapter Eight: Manifestations of Islamic Thought in an Intertwined World: Past and Future Tasks of their Study
- Bibliography
- Index of Names and Subjects
- Index of Ancient and Medieval Titles
- Index of Terms
- Index of Modern Authors.