Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789004452848
,
9789004113749
Series Statement:
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies 35
Content:
This book endeavors to identify and define the phenomenon of freethinking in medieval Islam, in particular as exemplified in the figures of the two most notorious intellectual heretics, Ibn al-Rāwandī (9th C.) and Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (10th C.). The development of Islamic freethinking is analyzed on the background of the paramount importance of prophetology in Islam. The book examines the image of the freethinkers in Islam and its connection to the legacy of late antiquity, and to the traditions about Indian and Sabian religions. The last chapters examine repercussions of his phenomenon in various aspects of Muslim, Jewish and Christian medieval thought. It is argued that, despite its rare occurrence, freethinking was in fact a pivotal Islamic phenomenon, which had a major impact on the development of Islamic thought
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Freethinkers of Medieval Islam : Ibn al-Rāwandī, Abū Bakr al-Rāzī, and Their Impact on Islamic Thought Leiden : BRILL, 1999 ISBN 9789004113749
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004452848
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