Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
2 primary works
Book 39
Theologie, Philosophie und Mystik im zwoelferschiitischen Islam des 9./15. Jahrhunderts
by Sabine Schmidtke
Published 30 March 2000
This volume focuses on the theological views of the Imami Shi'ite theologian Muh ammad b. 'Ali b. Ibrahim b. Abi Jumhur al-Ah sa'i (d. after 906/1501), who combined traditional thought of the Mu'tazilites with the philosophical tradition of Ibn Sina (d. 428/1037), with the Illuminationist (Ishraqi) tradition of Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi (executed in 587/1191 and his followers, and with the speculative mysticism of Ibn al-'Arabi (d. 638/1204). Ibn Abi Jumhur moreover attempted to harmonize traditional Shi'ite views which were deeply influenced by the Mu'tazilite traditional with typical Ash'arite notions. The book sets out to investigate thoroughly the impact of the various traditions on the theological views of Ibn Abi Jumhur. It further investigates the place of this theologian within the development of Shi'ite theological thought. The volume also includes a comprehensive study of Ibn Abi Jumhur as well as a detailed bibliographical examination of his writings.
Book 65
The volume gives a detailed account of the available data of the biography of the Jewish philosopher 'Izz al-Dawla Ibn Kammuna (d. 683/1284), provides an outline of his philosophcial thought, and analyzes in detail the reception of his thought and his writings among later Muslim and Jewish philosophers. An inventory of his entire oeuvre provides detailed information on all extant manuscripts. The volume furthermore includes editions of nine of his writings.