Description
This book is an attempt to explain how, in the face of increasing religious authoritarianism in medieval Islamic civilization, some Muslim thinkers continued to pursue essentially humanistic, rational, and scientific discourses in the quest for knowledge, meaning, and values. Drawing on a wide range of Islamic writings, from love poetry to history to philosophical theology, Goodman shows that medieval Islam was open to individualism, occasional secularism, skepticism, even liberalism.
Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
576
Language
English
Published
Nov 1, 2021
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Editions
3 editions
ISBN-10
1280473428
ISBN-13
9781280473425
Genres
Action & Adventure
Religion & Spirituality
History
Philosophy
Poetry