Philosophy in the Islamic world. : central and eastern regions / / Volume 2, 1, : 11th-12th centuries : / edited by Ulrich Rudolph and Peter Adamson ; translated by Gwendolin Goldbloom.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 the near and Middle East Series ; v.115
• TeilnehmendeR: Rudolph, Ulrich,; Adamson, Peter, 1972-; Goldbloom, Gwendolin,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : BRILL,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 the near and Middle East Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (708 pages)

Philosophy in the Islamic World is a comprehensive and unprecedented four-volume reference work devoted to the history of philosophy in the realms of Islam, from its beginnings in the eighth century AD down to modern times. In the period covered by this second volume (eleventh and twelfth centuries). Both major and minor figures of the period are covered, giving details of biography and doctrine, as well as detailed lists and summaries of each author's works. This is the English version of the relevant volume of the Ueberweg, the most authoritative German reference work on the history of philosophy ( Philosophie in der Islamischen Welt Band II: 11.-12. Jahrhundert. Zentrale und östliche Gebiete , Basel: Schwabe, 2021).

Table of Contents

Introduction Conditions and Contexts of Philosophising in the 5th/11th and 6th/12th Centuries -- Chapter 1 Ibn Sina -- Chapter 2 Philosophy after Ibn Sina (5th/11th century) -- Chapter 3 Abu ?amid al-Gazali -- Chapter 4 Philosophy after Ibn Sina and al-Gazali (6th/12th Century) -- Chapter 5 Šihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi -- Chapter 6 Fa?r al-Din al-Razi -- Chapter 7 The Philosophical Tradition of the Syriac Christians (5th/11th and 6th/12th Centuries) -- Index of Arabic and Persian terms -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names.