Ibn'Aqil

Religion and Culture in Classical Islam

George Makdisi author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Published:1st Nov '97

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This biography of the Muslim scholastic and humanist Ibn 'Aqil (A.H. 431-513/ A.D. 1040-1119) sheds light on one of the most important periods of classical Islam, one which has had a significant impact on religious and intellectual culture in the Christian Latin West.

Professor Makdisi's distinguished reputation in his field will already be known.With this book on Ibn 'Aqil he has done it again. This will be thedefinitive work on the subject for the next fifty years... a remarkabletext of deep erudition and sweeping range. -- Professor Ian Richard Netton, University of Leeds Professor Makdisi's distinguished reputation in his field will already be known.With this book on Ibn 'Aqil he has done it again. This will be thedefinitive work on the subject for the next fifty years... a remarkabletext of deep erudition and sweeping range.

ISBN: 9780748609604

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288 pages