Al-Ghazālī's unspeakable doctrine of the soul: unveiling the esoteric psychology and eschatology of the Iḥyāʾ

This study speaks to both the specialist and the amateur intellectual historian."--Jacket

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1. VerfasserIn: Gianotti, Timothy J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston Köln Brill 2001
In: Brill's studies in intellectual history (104)
Jahr: 2001
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift:Brill's studies in intellectual history 104
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- 1058-1111 / Seele
B Ġazzālī, Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- 1058-1111, Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm ad-dīn / Seele
weitere Schlagwörter:B Ghazzālī (1058-1111) Iḥyāʼ ʻulūm al-dīn
B Islamic Philosophy
B Islam Doctrines
B Knowledge, Theory of
B Sufism
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:This study speaks to both the specialist and the amateur intellectual historian."--Jacket
"This text marks a radical rethinking of the soul and the afterlife in the writings of al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111), particularly within his magnum opus, Reviving Religious Knowledge (Ihya ulum al-din). Attending closely to variations of genre and discourse mode within his works, it attempts to resolve some of the major ambiguities that have vexed al-Ghazali's readers for nearly nine hundred years. Beginning with his theory of multi-level, multi-genre writing and working through his theological, philosophical, and mystical positions on the soul's true nature, the study culminates in an exploration of al-Ghazali's mystical "psycho-cosmology", where some startling conclusions are drawn regarding his most intimate thoughts on the "secrets" of the soul and the Hereafter
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-200) and index
ISBN:9004120831