Knowledge Triumphant

The Concept of Knowledge in Medieval Islam
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15386-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 358 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 666 g

Reihe: Brill Classics in Islam

In Knowledge Triumphant, Franz Rosenthal observes that the Islamic civilization is one that is essentially characterized by knowledge ('ilm), for 'ilm is one of those concepts that have dominated Islam and given Muslim civilization its distinctive shape and complexion.' There is no branch of Muslim intellectual and daily life that remained untouched by the all-pervasive attitude towards 'knowledge' as something of supreme value for Muslim being.
With a new foreword by Dimitri Gutas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rosenthal, Franz

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Introduction, Dimitri Gutas
The Knowledge before Knowledge
The Revelation of Knowledge
The Plural of Knowledge
Definitions of Knowledge
Knowledge is Islam (Theology and Religious Science)
Knowledge is Light (Sûfism)
Knowledge is Thought (Philosophy)
Knowledge is Society (Education)
Concluding Remark
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Franz Rosenthal (1914–2003) was Sterling Professor Emeritus of Arabic and Semitic Studies and scholar of Arabic literature and Islam. Professor Rosenthal was a prolific scholar whose publications ranged from a monograph on Humor in Early Islam to a three-volume annotated translation of the Muqaddimah of Ibn Khaldun to a Grammar of Biblical Aramaic.