Philosophy of Islam Books

New and Published Books

1. Inspired Knowledge in Islamic Thought

   Al-Ghazali's Theory of Mystical Cognition and Its Avicennian Foundation

   By Alexander Treiger

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   It has been customary to see the Muslim theologian Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111) as a vehement critic of philosophy, who rejected it in favour of Islamic mysticism (Sufism), a view which has come under increased scrutiny in recent years. This book argues that al-Ghazali was, instead, one of the...

   Published August 21st 2011 by Routledge
2. Being Human in Islam

   The Impact of the Evolutionary Worldview

   By Damian Howard

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Islamic anthropology is relatively seldom treated as a particular concern even though much of the contemporary debate on the modernisation of Islam, its acceptance of human rights and democracy, makes implicit assumptions about the way Muslims conceive of the human being. This book explores how the...

   Published February 27th 2011 by Routledge
3. Ibn ‘Arabî - Time and Cosmology

   By Mohamed Haj Yousef

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   This book is the first comprehensive attempt to explain Ibn ‘Arabî’s distinctive view of time and its role in the process of creating the cosmos and its relation with the Creator. By comparing this original view with modern theories of physics and cosmology, Mohamed Haj Yousef constructs a new...

   Published February 21st 2011 by Routledge
4. Islamization of Turkey under the AKP Rule

   Edited by Birol Yesilada, Barry Rubin

   This book examines the decade in office of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its efforts to transform the Turkish republic toward a more Islamist-oriented system. If it succeeds, Turkey’s dramatic shift will be the most important change in the Middle East power balance since the 1979...

   Published November 2nd 2010 by Routledge
5. Islam as Political Religion

   The Future of an Imperial Faith

   By Shabbir Akhtar

   This comprehensive survey of contemporary Islam provides a philosophical and theological approach to the issues faced by Muslims and the question of global secularisation. Engaging with critics of modern Islam, Shabbir Akhtar sets out an agenda of what his religion is and could be as a political...

   Published October 5th 2010 by Routledge
6. Islamic Ethics

   Divine Command Theory in Arabo-Islamic Thought

   By Mariam al-Attar

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   This book explores philosophical ethics in Arabo-Islamic thought. Examining the meaning, origin and development of "Divine Command Theory", it underscores the philosophical bases of religious fundamentalism that hinder social development and hamper dialogue between different cultures and nations....

   Published March 2nd 2010 by Routledge
7. Al-Ghazali, Averroes and the Interpretation of the Qur'an

   Common Sense and Philosophy in Islam

   By Avital Wohlman

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   This book examines the contrasting interpretations of Islam and the Qur’an by Averroes and Al-Ghazali, as a way of helping us untangle current impasses affecting each Abrahamic faith. This has traditionally been portrayed as a battle between philosophy and theology, but the book shows that Averroes...

   Published October 28th 2009 by Routledge
8. Schools of Qur'anic Exegesis

   Genesis and Development

   By Hussein Abdul-Raof

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Qur’anic exegesis has become the battleground of political Islam and theological conflict among various Muslim schools of thought. Using comparative and contrastive methodology, examples from the Qur'an are investigated in the light of various theological views to delineate the birth, development...

   Published October 26th 2009 by Routledge
9. Introducing Islam

   By William Shepard

   Series: World Religions

   What exactly is ‘Islam’ and what does it mean to be a ‘Muslim’ in the world today? Since the events of 9/11 and 7/7, Islam has become one of the most controversial and misunderstood religions in the world. Introducing Islam encourages students to put aside their preconceptions and explore this...

   Published May 31st 2009 by Routledge
10. Muhammad Iqbal

    Islam, Aesthetics and Postcolonialism

    By Javed Majeed

    Series: Pathfinders

    Bringing together Islamic studies, a postcolonial literary perspective, and a focus on the interaction between aesthetics and politics, this book analyses Iqbal’s Islamism through his poetry. It argues that his notion of an Islamist selfhood was expressed in his verse through the interplay between...

    Published March 8th 2009 by Routledge India