Humanism in the renaissance of Islam : : the cultural revival during the Buyid Age / / Joel L. Kraemer.

• Superior document: Studies in Islamic culture and history series ; volume 7
• VerfasserIn: Kraemer, Joel L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 1992.
• Year of Publication: 1992
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Islamic culture and history series ; volume 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online repsurce (xxx, 329 pages).

Under the enlightened rule of the Buyid dynasty (945-1055 A.D.) the Islamic world witnessed an unequalled cultural renaissance. This book is an investigation into the nature of the environment in which the cultural transformation took place and into the cultural elite who were its bearers. After an extensive introductory section setting the stage, the book deals with the main schools and circles and with the outstanding individual representatives of this renaissance. The main expression of this renaissance was a philosophical humanism that embraced the scientific and philosophical heritage of Classical Antiquity as a cultural and educational ideal. Along with this philosophical humanism, a literary humanism was cultivated by litterateurs, poets, and government secretaries. This renaissance was marked by a powerful assertion of individualism in the domains of literary creativity and political action. It thrived in a remarkably cosmopolitan atmosphere - Baghdad, the center of the 'Abbāsid empire and of Buyid rule.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Renaissance of Islam -- 2. Humanism in the Renaissance of Islam -- 3. The Physiognomy of the Age -- 4. The Mentality of the Age -- 5. The Roots of Cultural Efflorescence -- I. Setting the Stage: The Early Buyid Era -- 1. The Ascent of the Buyids -- 2. Relations between the Buyids and the ʿAbbāsid Caliphs -- 3. Religious Policy of the Buyids -- 4. The National Heritage of the Buyids -- 5. Baghdad under Buyid Rule -- 6. Cultural Life under the Buyids -- 7. Muslim Religious Groups -- 8. Muslim Theological Schools -- 9. Non-Muslim Minority Groups -- 10. Foreign Relations of the Buyids -- II. Schools, Circles, and Societies -- 1. Yaḥyā b. ʿAdī and his School -- 2. Abū Sulaymān al-Sijistānī's Circle -- 3. Abū Sulaymān al-Maqdisī and the Sincere Brethren -- 4. Abū ʿAbdallāh al-Baṣrī and his School -- 5. The Vizier Abū ʿAbdallāh b. Saʿdān and his Circle -- III. Profiles: Scholars, Patrons, and Potentates -- 1. Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī: The Secretary -- 2. Abū ʿAlī (b.) Miskawayh: The Courtier -- 3. Abu l-Ḥasan al-ʿĀmirī: The Philosopher -- 4. Abu l-Faḍl b. al-ʿAmīd: The Chief Ustādh -- 5. The Ṣāḥib Ismāʿīl b. ʿAbbād: The Supremely Competent -- 6. ʿAḍud al-Dawla: King of Kings -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.