The rise of humanism in classical Islam and the Christian West : with special reference to scholasticism / George Makdisi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Makdisi, George, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic civilization.

Humanism--Islamic Empire.

Humanism.

Humanism--Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 431 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [1990]

Summary:

Challenging beliefs about intellectual culture, Makdisi reaffirms the links between Western and Arabic thought and shows that although scholasticism and humanism have long been considered to be exclusive to the Western world, they have their roots in the medieval Islamic world.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

PART ONE. SCHOLASTICISM

Chapter I. Historical Background of the Scholastic Movement

Chapter II. Creation of the Guilds of Law: The Madhabs

Chapter III. The Professionalization of Legal Studies: The Guild Colleges and the Doctorate

Chapter IV. Rationalist Infiltration of Traditionalist Institutions

PART TWO. TYPOLOGY OF ADAB INSTITUTIONS

Chapter I. Waqf Institutions

Chapter II. Private and Government Non-Waqf Institutions

Chapter III. Books and the Law of Waqf

PART THREE. INSTRUCTION: THE ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE

Chapter I. Humanism in the Organization of Religious Knowledge

Chapter II. Relation of Adab to Authority, Hadith and Law

PART FOUR. INSTRUCTION: MAJOR FIELDS OF ADAB-HUMANISM

Chapter I. Grammar

Chapter II. Poetry

Chapter III. Eloquence

Chapter IV. Oratory

Chapter V. Epistolary Art

Chapter VI. History

Chapter VII. Moral Philosophy

PART FIVE. INSTRUCTION: THE METHODOLOGY OF LEARNING

Chapter I. Memory

Chapter II. Mudhakara

Chapter III. Munazara

Chapter IV. Tools of the Humanist

Chapter V. The Method of Dictation

Chapter VI. Self-Teaching

PART SIX. THE HUMANIST COMMUNITY

Chapter I. The Patron and the Scholar-Humanist

Chapter II. The Student-Humanist

Chapter III. Amateur Humanists

Chapter IV. Professional Humanists

PART SEVEN. CLASSICAL ISLAM AND THE CHRISTIAN WEST

Chapter I. Studies on the Origins and Antecedents of Humanism

Chapter II. Jacob Burckhardt's Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy

Chapter III. Institutions of the Scholastic Movement: The Masjid-Inn Colleges and the London Inns of Court

Chapter IV. Instruction: The Amali and the Dictamina

Chapter V. Instruction: The Humanistic Studies

CONCLUSION

APPENDICES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-383) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7065-3