STRUGGLING WITH THE PHILOSOPHER. A REFUTATION OF AVICENNA'S METAPHYSICS

AL-SHAHRASTANI

ISBN 10: 186064693X / ISBN 13: 9781860646935

Published by I. B. TAURIS, 2001

About this Item

AL-SHAHRASTÂNÎ. Struggling with the Philosopher. A Refutation of Avicenna's Metaphysics.A New Arabic Edition and English Translation of Kitâb al-Musâra'a, by W. Madelung and T. Mayer.London - New York, 2001, in-8°, cart. pl. toile ss. jaq. 500 gr.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: STRUGGLING WITH THE PHILOSOPHER. A REFUTATION OF AVICENNA'S METAPHYSICS
• Publisher: I. B. TAURIS
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 186064693X
• ISBN 13: 9781860646935
• Binding: Couverture rigide
• Condition: Bon
• Dust Jacket Condition: Jaquette
• Weight: 500 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • PHILOSOPHIE

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Synopsis

Muhammad al-Shahrastani, the famous Muslim theologian of the 12th century and author of the Book of Religious and Philosophical Sects, was greatly influenced by Ismaili teachings. In this work al-Shahrastani refutes the metaphysics of Ibn Sina (Avicenna) from an Ismaili point of view.

About the Author

Professor Madelung is Senior Research Fellow with The Institute of Ismaili Studies. He has been Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Chicago, US, and the Laudian Professor of Arabic at the University of Oxford, UK.