Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Rawāndī, Abū Bakr Al-Rāzī and Their Impact on Islamic ThoughtThis book endeavors to identify and define the phenomenon of freethinking in medieval Islam, in particular as exemplified in the figures of the two most notorious intellectual heretics, Ibn al-R?wand? (9th C.) and Ab? Bakr al-R?z? (10th C.). The development of Islamic freethinking is analyzed on the background of the paramount importance of prophetology in Islam. The book examines the image of the freethinkers in Islam and its connection to the legacy of late antiquity, and to the traditions about Indian and Sabian religions. The last chapters examine repercussions of his phenomenon in various aspects of Muslim, Jewish and Christian medieval thought. It is argued that, despite its rare occurrence, freethinking was in fact a pivotal Islamic phenomenon, which had a major impact on the development of Islamic thought. |
Contents
1 | 21 |
Abu Bakr alRāzī A Respectable | 87 |
The K Maḥārīq alAnbiyā | 105 |
The Religion of the Freethinkers | 121 |
The Pagan Legacy of the Freethinkers | 142 |
The Impact of the Freethinkers on Islamic | 168 |
From Muslim Heresy to Interreligious | 193 |
Repercussions of Islamic Freethinking | 214 |
Conclusion | 239 |
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Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Rawāndī, Abū Bakr Al-Rāzī and Their ... Sarah Stroumsa No preview available - 1999 |
Freethinkers of Medieval Islam: Ibn Al-Rawāndī, Abū Bakr Al-Rāzī, and Their ... Sarah Stroumsa No preview available - 2016 |
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