Islamic Philosophy and Theology (The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys) - Softcover

W. M. Watt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748607498 ISBN 13: 9780748607495

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 1987

Synopsis

This is the standard general account in English of Islamic philosophy and theology. It takes the reader from the religio-political sects of the Kharijites and the Shiites through to the assimilation of Greek thought in the medieval period, and onto the early modern period. Watt concludes with an analysis of Western influences on modern Islamic theology.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

First published in 1962 and substantially extended for its second edition in 1985, Watt's Islamic Philosophy and Theology is widely recognised as the standard general account in English. Now re-issued in the new Islamic Surveys format, it is available for another generation of students and scholars. Watt takes the reader through the development of philosophy and theology in Islam from the Umayyad period to modern Islamic philosophy. He shows how medieval Islam assimilated Greek thought, particularly Aristotelian logic, in its early stages, and traces the development of Islamic philosophy to the early middle ages. He then examines the elaboration of Shiism and the supposed stagnation of Islamic thought from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

About the Author:

W. Montgomery Watt (1909-2006) was professor emeritus of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of numerous books, including Muslim-Christian Encounters: Perceptions and Misperceptions, Islam: A Short History, Muhammad's Mecca, and Islamic Surveys: The
Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0748607498
• ISBN 13: 9780748607495
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184