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Tables of Contents for Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Mysticism
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Introduction
1
5
The Transmission of Ancient Philosophy and Science
6
5
The Greek and Syriac Legacies
6
3
The Persian and Indian Legacies
9
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
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
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
Interactions of Philosophy and Dogma
63
10
The Eclipse of Theological Rationalism
63
5
The Islamic Assault on Neoplatonism
68
5
Philosophy and Mysticism
73
12
Ascetic Beginnings
73
2
Pantheistic or Unitary Mysticism
75
2
Interactions of Mysticism and Neoplatonism
77
8
The Resurgence of Peripatetic Philosophy in Al-Andalus
85
16
The Beginnings of Philosophical Speculation in al-Andalus
85
2
Ibn Bajjah
87
3
Ibn Tufayl
90
3
Ibn Rushd
93
8
The Progress of Anti-Rationalism and the Onset of Decline
101
12
Ibn Hazm and Ibn Taymiyah
101
3
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi and his Successors
104
3
Ibn Khaldun of Tunis and his New Philosophy of History
107
6
Illuminationism (ISHRAQ) and the Reconciliation of Neoplatonism and Sufism
113
10
Al-Suhrawardi
113
3
Al-Shirazi (Mulla Sadra) and his Successors
116
7
Modern and Contemporary Trends
123
16
Islamic Thought in India-Pakistan and South-East Asia
123
4
The Continuity of the Ishraqi Tradition in Persia
127
2
Modernism and Fundamentalism in the Muslim World Today
129
10
Conclusion
139
4
Appendix One The Chief Philosophical Translations
143
3
Appendix Two Leading Mu'tazilite Scholars
146
2
Select Bibliography
148
6
Index
154