Struggling with the Philosopher: a Refutation of Avicenna's Metaphysics; A New Arabic Edition and English Translation of Muhammad B. 'abd Al-Karim B. Ahmad Al-Shahrastani's Kitab Al-Musara'a

Language: English

Published by I. B. Tauris Publishers, London, New York, 2001

186064693X / 9781860646935

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Vi + 250 pp. English and Arabic text. Index and bibliography at end of English text. Yellow and maroon DJ in good condition, very faintly rubbed along edges, slight crinkle and chip at top of dj spine. . Black cloth boards. Book is in excellent condition, very clean with no marks or wear. "Muhammad b. Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani was one of the most learned and enigmatic scholars of medieval Islam. In his work, 'Kitab al-Musara'a' ('Struggling with the Philosopher'), which is published here in English translation (together with its original Arabic text) for the first time, al-Shahrastani gives a detailed critique of the metaphysics of the great Persian philosopher Avicenna. The greater part of his 'intellectual wrestling match' ('musara'a') is devoted to refuting Avicenna's interpretation of the 'Necessary Being' which, he argues, compromises the absolute transcendence of God. For al-Shahrastani, God is beyond human comprehension and above all opposites such as existence and non-existence, unity and multiplicity, good and evil, or truth and falsehood. This work is a strong indication of the rich diversity and eclecticism that characterised intellectual discourse in medieval Islam. 'Struggling with the Philosopher' is an important document of Islamic intellectual history. As such, it is essential reading and a reference text for students of Islamic studies and scholars interested in the medieval Islamic world."(source: Nielsen Book Data); The Institute of Ismaili Studies: Ismaili Texts and Translations Series, 2; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages.

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Title
Struggling with the Philosopher: a Refutation of Avicenna's Metaphysics; A New Arabic Edition and English Translation of Muhammad B. 'abd Al-Karim B. Ahmad Al-Shahrastani's Kitab Al-Musara'a
Author
Wilfred Madelung and Toby Mayer (Ed. and Trans. )
Publisher
I. B. Tauris Publishers, London, New York
Publication year
2001
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Very Good
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Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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186064693X
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9781860646935
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First Edition Thus.
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