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portada The Book of Knowledge: The Revival of the Religious Sciences Volume I: Part I (The Fons Vitae al-Ghazali Series)
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Language
English
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9x15.2x2.5 cm
Weight
0.46 kg.
ISBN13
9781941610152

The Book of Knowledge: The Revival of the Religious Sciences Volume I: Part I (The Fons Vitae al-Ghazali Series)

Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali (Author) · Kenneth Honerkamp (Translated by) · Fons Vitae · Paperback

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Synopsis "The Book of Knowledge: The Revival of the Religious Sciences Volume I: Part I (The Fons Vitae al-Ghazali Series)"

The Book of Knowledge is the foundation of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, Imam al-Ghazali's magnum opus. In the Book of Knowledge, he defines knowledge, its relation to faith, theology, and jurisprudence. The book deals with the virtue of knowledge from both rational and traditional points of view. It elucidates the types of knowledge and the nature of people's obligation to seek knowledge. Imam al-Ghazali defines jurisprudence and theology as branches of Islamic knowledge, then outlines those fields that people incorrectly consider to be Islamic disciplines, and distinguishes the praiseworthy from the blameworthy. He describes in detail the perils of disputation and the reasons people engage in debate and dialectics. He also considers the conduct incumbent on the teacher and student, and warns of the perils that can befall those pursuing knowledge. Finally, Imam al-Ghazali discusses the virtues and categories of the intellect and the prophetic traditions related to it.
Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
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Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (c. 1058–1111) fue uno de los pensadores más influyentes del mundo islámico medieval. Nacido en Tus, en la actual Persia (Irán), se destacó como teólogo, jurista, filósofo y místico sufí.

Se formó en jurisprudencia islámica y teología, y alcanzó gran prestigio como profesor en la prestigiosa madrasa Nizamiyya de Bagdad. Sin embargo, en el punto más alto de su carrera atravesó una profunda crisis espiritual que lo llevó a abandonar su posición y dedicarse a una vida de retiro, reflexión y búsqueda interior.

Su obra más conocida, Ihya Ulum al-Din (La revitalización de las ciencias de la religión), combina teología, ética y espiritualidad, y busca reconciliar la práctica religiosa con la experiencia mística. También escribió Tahafut al-Falasifa (La incoherencia de los filósofos), donde critica a pensadores influenciados por la filosofía griega, especialmente en temas como la causalidad y la eternidad del mundo.

Al-Ghazali es recordado por haber integrado la ortodoxia islámica con el sufismo, influyendo profundamente en el pensamiento religioso posterior. Su legado lo sitúa como una figura clave en la filosofía y espiritualidad islámica.
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