Aḥmad al-Ghazālī, remembrance, and the metaphysics of love / Joseph E.B. Lumbard.

Author
Lumbard, Joseph E. B., 1969- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Albany : State University of New York Press, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
x, 259 pages ; 24 cm.

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    SUNY series in Islam [More in this series]
    Summary note
    The teachings of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī changed the course of Persian Sufism forever, paving the way for luminaries such as Rūmī, Aṭṭār, and Ḥāfiz. Yet he remains a poorly understood thinker, with many treatises incorrectly attributed to him and conflicting accounts in the historiographical literature. This work provides the first examination of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī and his work in Western scholarly literature. Joseph E. B. Lumbard seeks to ascertain the authenticity of works attributed to this author, trace the development of the dominant trends in the biographical literature, and reconstruct the life and times of A mad al-Ghazālī with particular attention to his relationship with his more famous brother, Abū Hamid al-Ghazālī. Lumbard's findings revolutionize our understanding of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's writings, allowing for focus on his central teachings regarding Divine Love and the remembrance of God."
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-250) and index.
    Contents
    • Sources for the Aḥmad al-Ghazālī tradition
    • The life and times of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī
    • Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's spiritual practice
    • The roots of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's teachings
    • Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's metaphysics of love.
    ISBN
    • 9781438459653 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 1438459653 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
    • 9781438459646
    • 1438459645
    LCCN
    2015010183
    OCLC
    928782238
    Other standard number
    • 40026606371
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