1st Edition
Islam and Science The Intellectual Career of Nizam al-Din al-Nisaburi
Acknowledgments,
Introduction,
Chapter One (Reconstructing Nisaburi’s Early Education)
Chapter Two (Nisaburi’s Early Scientific Thought),
Chapter Three (Nisaburi’s Early Religious Thought),
Chapter Four (Astrology Motivating Inductions About God’s Power),
Chapter Five (Nisaburi’s Later Scientific Thought),
Chapter Six (The Impact of Science on Nisaburi’s Religious Thought),
Chapter Seven (The Limits of Science’s Influence on Nisaburi’s Religious Thought),
Conclusion,
Appendix A (Dating Nisaburi’s Texts),
Appendix B (Nisaburi’s Observational Astronomy),
Appendix C (Nisaburi’s Theoretical Astronomy),
Biography
Robert Morrison is Assistant Professor of Religion at Whitman College, USA
'Islam and Science, is the first important study of the works of Nizam al-Din al-A'raj al-Nisaburi (1270-1330), an Iranian polymath born in Nishapur to a Shi'i family.]...[Morrisson's book is most interesting and should attract the attention of all scholars interested in Islamic thought. To the best of my knowledge, it is the first serious appraoch to the historical interactions between science and Islam.]...[The book can be read without too much knowledge of the technical astronomy. The volume is well presented with a complete chronology of al-Nisaburi's works. ' - Julio Samso, International Journal of Middle East Studies. 42 (2010)
