Description
| Product ID: | 9781851685080 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Makers of the Muslim World |
| Title: | 'Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi |
| Subtitle: | Islam and the Enlightenment |
| Authors: | Author: Samer Akkach |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Islam, Islam, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In this unique look at a key figure in the Islamic enlightenment, Samer Akkach examines the life and works of ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi of Damascus. In this unique look at a key figure in the Islamic enlightenment, Samer Akkach examines the life and works of ''Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulusi (1641-1731) of Damascus: a contemporary of many major thinkers, scientists, poets, and philosophers of the European Enlightenment. Often characterized solely as a Sufi saint, his thought and teachings were of a much wider remit. Through a fresh reading of his unpublished biographical sources and large body of mostly unpublished works, Akkach examines early expressions of rationalism among Arab and Turkish scholars, and argues that ''Abd al-Ghani helped herald the beginning of modernity in the Arab world. |
| Imprint Name: | Oneworld Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Oneworld Publications |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-04-26 |