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Suhrawardi's illuminationism : a philosophical study
- Title
- Suhrawardi's illuminationism : a philosophical study / by Jari Kaukua.
- Author
- Kaukua, Jari, 1975-
- Publication
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
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- Description
- xii, 252 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In Suhrawardi's Illuminationism, Jari Kaukua offers a new interpretation of Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi's (d. 1191 CE) illuminationist (ishraqi) philosophy. Commonly portrayed as a philosophically inclined mystic, Suhrawardi appears here as a perspicacious critic of Avicenna who developed his critique into an alternative philosophical system. Focusing on metaphysics and theory of science, Kaukua argues that Suhrawardi's illuminationist philosophy combines rigorous metaphysical monism with a modest but positive assessment of scientific explanation. This philosophical core of Suhrawardi's illuminationism is reconcilable with but independent of the mystical side of the shaykh al-ishraq"--
- Series Statement
- Islamic philosophy, theology and science, 0169-8729 ; volume 118
- Uniform Title
- Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 118.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 22-3762
- ISBN
- 9789004514096
- 9004514090
- LCCN
- 2022016731
- OCLC
- 1303077512
- Author
- Kaukua, Jari, 1975- author.
- Title
- Suhrawardi's illuminationism : a philosophical study / by Jari Kaukua.
- Publisher
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Islamic philosophy, theology and science, 0169-8729 ; volume 118Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 118.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Kaukua, Jari. Suhrawardi's illuminationism Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022 9789004514102 (DLC) 2022016732
- Research Call Number
- JFE 22-3762