by Lenn E. Goodman (Author)
Drawing on a range of Islamic writings, this book aims to explain how, in the face of increasing religious authoritarianism in medieval Islamic civilization, some Muslim thinkers continued to pursue essentially humanistic, rational, and scientific discourses in the quest for knowledge, meaning, and values.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 20 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 0195189140
ISBN 13: 9780195189148