'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi : Islam and the Enlightenment / Samer Akkach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akkach, Samer.

Series:

Makers of the Muslim world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl, 1641-1731.

Nābulusī, ʻAbd al-Ghanī ibn Ismāʻīl.

Sufism.

Islamic philosophy.

Physical Description:

xix, 152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oneworld, 2007.

Summary:

"'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) of Damascus was a key figure of the Islamic enlightenment. Often characterized solely as a Sufi saint, his thought and teachings were of a much wider remit. A contemporary of many major thinkers, scientists, poets, and philosophers of the European Enlightenment, his life and works offer a new perspective on the roots of modernity in the Arab world." "Through a fresh reading of his biographical sources and large body of mostly unpublished works, Akkach examines al-Nabuusi's life and thought , exploring his contribution to the intellectual development of Islam and to the debate over its relationship with science. A biography of a key figure in the history of Islam, this book also offers an invaluable comparison of how rationalism operated in Enlightenment Europe and the Islamic world."--BOOK JACKET.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Akkach, Samer. 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi.

ISBN:

1851685081

9781851685080

OCLC:

76365367

Publisher Number:

99957536117