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God and logic in Islam
"This book investigates the central role of reason in Islamic intellectual life. Despite widespread characterization of Islam as a system of belief based only on revelation, John Walbridge argues t...
Read MoreThe leaven of the ancients
"The twelfth-century Persian philosopher Suhrawardi was the key figure in the transition of Islamic philosophy from the neo-Aristotelianism of Avicenna to the mystically oriented Islamic philosophy...
Read MoreThe Wisdom of the Mystic East
"Twelfth-century Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi attempted to revive Platonism in an era of Avicennan Aristotelianism. Modern scholars have portrayed Suhrawardi as wishing to revive an "oriental" wi...
Read MoreIlluminationist texts and textual studies
By Ali Gheissari, Hossein Ziai, Ahmed Alwishah, John Walbridge
The late Professor Hossein Ziai's interests focused on the Illuminationist (Ishrāqī) tradition. Dedicated to his memory, this volume deals with the post-Avicennan philosophical tradition in Iran, a...
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