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Tables of Contents for A Short Introduction to Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Mysticism
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Introduction
1
5
1 The Transmission of Ancient Philosophy and Science
6
5
The Greek and Syriac Legacies
6
3
The Persian and Indian Legacies
9
2
2 Early Religious and Political Conflicts
11
10
The Political Scene in the Seventh Century
11
2
The Rise of Systematic Theology (Kalam)
13
2
The Five Fundamental Principles of the Mu`tazilah
15
6
3 The Dawn of Systematic Philosophy and Free Thought in the Ninth Century
21
17
Al-Kindi
21
8
Abu Bakr al-Razi
29
5
The Progress of Free Thought
34
4
4 Neoplatonism and Neopythagoreanism in the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries
38
25
Al-Farabi
38
9
Ibn Sina
47
7
The Brethren of Purity
54
6
The Diffusion of Philosophical Culture in the Tenth Century
60
3
5 Interactions of Philosophy and Dogma
63
10
The Eclipse of Theological Rationalism
63
5
The Islamic Assault on Neoplatonism
68
5
6 Philosophy and Mysticism
73
11
Ascetic Beginnings
73
2
Pantheistic or Unitary Mysticism
75
2
Interactions of Mysticism and Neoplatonism
77
7
7 The Resurgence of Peripatetic Philosophy in al-Andalus
84
16
The Beginnings of Philosophical Speculation in al-Andalus
84
2
Ibn Bajjah
86
3
Ibn Tufayl
89
3
Ibn Rushd
92
8
8 The Progress of Anti-rationalism and the Onset of Decline
100
11
Ibn Hazm and Ibn Taymiyah
100
3
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi and his Successors
103
2
Ibn Khaldun of Tunis and his New Philosophy of History
105
6
9 Illuminationism (Ishraq) and the Reconciliation of Neoplatonism and Sufism
111
9
Al-Suhrawardi
111
3
Al-Shirazi (Mulla Sadra) and his Successors
114
6
10 Modern and Contemporary Trends
120
12
Islamic Thought in India-Pakistan and South-East Asia
120
4
The Continuity of the Ishraqi Tradition in Persia
124
2
Modernism and Fundamentalism in the Muslim World Today
126
6
Conclusion
132
3
Appendix One The Chief Philosophical Translations
135
3
Appendix Two Leading Mu`tazilite Scholars
138
2
Select Bibliography
140
6
Index
146