Islamic philosophy and theology : an extended survey / W. Montgomery Watt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watt, W. Montgomery (William Montgomery), author.

Series:

The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Doctrines--History.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 175 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2004.

Summary:

This is the standard general account in English of Islamic philosophy and theology. It takes the reader from the religio-political sects of the Kharijites and the Shiites through to the assimilation of Greek thought in the medieval period, and onto the early modern period. Watt concludes with an analysis of Western influences on modern Islamic theology.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

NOTE ON THE SOURCES

Part One. THE UMAYYAD PERIOD AND ITS PRELUDE

Part Two. THE FIRST WAVE OF HELLENISM

Part Three. THE SECOND WAVE OF HELLENISM

Part Four. THE LATER ISLAMIC MIDDLE AGES, 1250-1850

Part Five. THE MODERN PERIOD

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7347-4

0-7486-7391-1