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示anic revelation to the death of Averroes, Corbin considers the sources of philosophical meditation in Islam; Shi士ism and prophetic philosophy; the Sunni 办补濒腻尘From Arabic, lit. 鈥楽peech, discussion, argument鈥, 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墨 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士i thought.
颁辞谤产颈苍鈥檚 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毛s (595/1198)
I. The Sources of Philosophical Meditation in Islam
II. Shiism and Prophetic Philosophy
III. The Sunn墨 Kal膩m
IV. Philosophy and the Natural Sciences
V. The Hellenizing Philosophers
VI. Sufism
VII. Al-Suhraward墨 and the Philosophy of Light
VIII. In Andalusia
Part Two: From the Death of Averro毛s to the Present Day
General Survey
I. Sunn墨 Thought
II. The Metaphysics of Sufism
III. Shiite Thought
Perspective
Elements of a Bibliography
List of Abbreviations