Islamic philosophy and theology: An extended survey - Hardcover

Watt, W. Montgomery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0852244878 ISBN 13: 9780852244876

Publisher: University Press, 1985

Synopsis

WATT, W. M.: ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY. AN EXTENDED SURVEY [HARDBACK]. EDINBURGH, 1985, vii 175 p. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.

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: University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0852244878
• ISBN 13: 9780852244876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 175