Philosophy in early Safavid Iran : Najm al-Dīn Maḥmūd al-Nayrīzī and his writings / by Reza Pourjavady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pourjavady, Reza.

Series:

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 82.

Islamic philosophy, theology, and science : texts and studies ; v. 82

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nayrīzī, Najm al-Dīn Maḥmūd, -approximately 1526.

Nayrīzī, Najm al-Dīn Maḥmūd.

Islamic philosophy--Iran--History.

Islamic philosophy.

History.

Iran.

Physical Description:

xi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Summary:

Muslim Philosophical Activities on the Cusp of the Safavid era (i.e., late 9th/15th and early 10th/16th centuries) have so far escaped the attention of modern scholars. In Iran, the city of Shiraz was the principal centre of philosophy at this time, and it was here that Najm al-Din Mahmud al-Nayrizi (d. after 933/1526), whose life and works are the subject of this book, spent his formative years. An accomplished Shi'i scholar, Nayrizi engaged with Avicennan as well as Suhrawardian philosophy in his works. Beside Nayrizi, the present study introduces his contemporaries among the philosophers of Shiraz and provides an outline of the main challenges of their thought, particularly of the two leading figures, Jalal al-Din al Dawani (d. 908/1502) and Sadr al-Din al-Dashtaki (d. 903/1497). Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: I. Background

II. Jalal al-Din al-Dawani

III. Sadr al-Din al-Dashtaki

IV. Ghiyath al-Din al-Dashtaki

V. Mir Husayn al-Maybudi

VI. Shams al-Din al-Khafri

VII. Kamal al-Din al-Ilahi al-Ardabili

ch. One The Philosopher al-Nayrizi and General Aspects of His Thought

I. Review of Previous Scholarship

II. Notes on Nayrizi's Biography

III. Nayrizi's Approach to Philosophy and Theology

IV. The Reception of Nayrizi in the Later Period

ch. Two Nayrizi and the Two Strands of Philosophy in Shiraz

I. The Two Strands of Philosophy in Shiraz

II. The Main Subjects of the Dispute between the Two Strands of Philosophy

II.i. The Liar Paradox

II.ii. The Distinction between Wujud and Mawjud

II.iii. Mental Existence

II.iv. God's Knowledge

II.v. The Human Body and the Soul

ch. Three Works of Nayrizi

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004191730

9004191739

OCLC:

664258879