Originally published in French and translated here for the first time into English, this acclaimed work is a definitive interpretation of traditional Islamic philosophy from the beginning down to the present day. In this authoritative volume, Corbin makes clear the great themes of the doctrinal and mystical vision of Islamic philosophy through a wealth of comparative parallels and in relation to the most profound currents of Western philosophy.
In Part One, from the Qur幣anic revelation to the death of Averroes, Corbin considers the sources of philosophical meditation in Islam; Shi平ism and prophetic philosophy; the Sunni 一温鉛偵馨From Arabic, lit. Speech, discussion, argument, translated as philosophical theology, refers to theological reflection using rational philosophical argumentation to study and express the content of the faith in a coherent…; philosophy and the natural sciences; the Hellenizing philosophers; Sufism; al-Suhraward朝 and the Philosophy of Light, and the Andalusian tradition. In Part Two, from the death of Averroes to the present day, he examines Sunni thought, the metaphysics of Sufism, and Shi平i thought.
遺看姻恢庄稼s History of Islamic Philosophy is both an inspirational book and an essential work of reference, enabling readers to discover for themselves the richness of this body of thought.
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Foreword
Part One: From the Beginning Down to the Death of Averro谷s (595/1198)
I. The Sources of Philosophical Meditation in Islam
II. Shiism and Prophetic Philosophy
III. The Sunn朝 Kalm
IV. Philosophy and the Natural Sciences
V. The Hellenizing Philosophers
VI. Sufism
VII. Al-Suhraward朝 and the Philosophy of Light
VIII. In Andalusia
Part Two: From the Death of Averro谷s to the Present Day
General Survey
I. Sunn朝 Thought
II. The Metaphysics of Sufism
III. Shiite Thought
Perspective
Elements of a Bibliography
List of Abbreviations