Al-Ghazali, Averroës and the interpretation of the Qur'an : common sense and philosophy in Islam / Avital Wohlman ; translated by David Burrell.
This book examines the contrasting interpretations of Islam and the Qur'an by Averroes and Al-Ghazali, as a way of helping us untangle current impasses affecting each Abrahamic faith. This has traditionally been portrayed as a battle between philosophy and theology, but the book shows that Aver...
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| Other title: | Contrepoint entre le sens commun et la philosophie en Islam. English. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English French |
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London ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2010.
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| Series: | Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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Table of Contents:
- Journeys of Ghazali and Averroës to their diverse conceptions of the role of reason
- From the chimera of philosophy to the evidence of "the just balance"
- The decisive criterion of the distinction between Islam and hypocrisy (zandaqa)
- Averroës, philosopher-reader of the precious book
- Reorganization of the world according to Aristotle in the light of Qurʼanic revelation by Averroës
- Ghazali and Averroës in Muslim society.