Al-Ghazālī on reason and revelation: A revival in the heart of the Islamic scholarly tradition
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
R. Rania Shah
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Jiwa, Munir; Farina, Marianne
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Graduate Theological Union
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2016
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
80
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-28658-8
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Discipline of degree
Historical and Cultural Studies
Body granting the degree
Graduate Theological Union
Text preceding or following the note
2016
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A central debate contested in the Islamic scholarly tradition is the use of the two forms of knowledge available to mankind: reason and revelation. This central debate became the intellectual and spiritual pursuit of Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī (1058-1111), one of Islam's most celebrated scholars. This thesis examines al-Ghazālī aim to revive the religious sciences through an integration of reason and revelation.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Religion; Philosophy; Islamic Studies
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Al-Ghazali;Ethics;Islamic philosophy;Medieval;Reason;Revelation