Ian Richard Netton
Examines the role of God in medieval Islamic philosophy and theology in a new and exciting way. Renouncing the traditional chronological method of considering Islamic philosophy, Netton uses modern literary modes of criticism derived from structuralism, post-structuralism and semiotics.
l. Introduction 2. AI-Kindi: The Watcher at the Gate 3. Al-Farabi: The Search for Order 4. Ibn Sina's Necessary and Beloved Deity 5. The God of Medieval Isma'ilism: Cosmological Variations on a Neoplatonic Theme 203 6. Ishraq and Wahda: The Mystical Cosmos of Al-Suhrawardi and Ibn al-'Arabi 7. Conclusion: The Vocabulary of Transcendence: Towards a Theory of Semiotics for r Islamic Theology
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Ian Richard Netton
Inhaltsverzeichnis
l. Introduction 2. AI-Kindi: The Watcher at the Gate 3. Al-Farabi: The Search for Order 4. Ibn Sina's Necessary and Beloved Deity 5. The God of Medieval Isma'ilism: Cosmological Variations on a Neoplatonic Theme 203 6. Ishraq and Wahda: The Mystical Cosmos of Al-Suhrawardi and Ibn al-'Arabi 7. Conclusion: The Vocabulary of Transcendence: Towards a Theory of Semiotics for r Islamic Theology
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Examines the role of God in medieval Islamic philosophy and theology in a new and exciting way. Renouncing the traditional chronological method of considering Islamic philosophy, Netton uses modern literary modes of criticism derived from structuralism, post-structuralism and semiotics.
