Light upon light : essays in Islamic thought and history in honor of Gerhard Bowering / edited by Jamal J. Elias, Bilal Orfali.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Böwering, Gerhard, 1939- honouree.

Elias, Jamal J., editor.

Urfahʹlī, Bilāl, editor.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 164.

Islamic history and civilization, 0929-2403 ; vol.164

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic philosophy.

Islam.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 459 pages : portrait ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019.

Summary:

"Light upon Light: Essays in Islamic Thought and History in Honor of Gerhard Bowering brings together studies that explore the richness of Islamic intellectual life in the pre-modern period. Leading scholars around the world present nineteen studies that explore diverse areas of Islamic Studies, in honor of a renowned scholar and teacher: Professor Dr. Gerhard Bowering (Yale University). The volume includes contributions in four main areas: (1) Quran and Early Islam; (2) Sufism, Shiism, and Esotericism; (3) Philosophy; (4) Literature and Culture. These areas reflect the enormous breadth of Professor Bowering's contributions to the field over a lifetime of scholarship, teaching, and mentoring. Contributors: Hussein Ali Abdulsater, Mushegh Asatryan, Shahzad Bashir, Jonathan Brockopp, Yousef Casewit, Jamal Elias, Janis Esots, Li Guo, Matthew Ingalls, Tariq Jaffer, Mareike Koertner, Joseph Lumbard, Matthew Melvin-Koushki, Mahan Mirza, Bilal Orfali, Gabriel Reynolds, Nada Saab, Amina Steinfels & Alexander Treiger"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Light upon light: essays in Islamic thought and history in honor of Gerhard Bowering

ISBN:

9789004409941

9004409947

OCLC:

1112130878