Islamic humanism

Goodman, Lenn Evan 1944- (Author).

Summary: Publisher's description: This book is an attempt 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. Drawing on a wide range of Islamic writings, from love poetry to history to philosophical theology, Goodman shows that medieval Islam was open to individualism, occasional secularism, skepticism, even liberalism.

Record details

ISBN: 0195135806
ISBN: 9781433700132
ISBN: 9781423757627
ISBN: 9781280473425
ISBN: 9780198031024
ISBN: 1433700131
ISBN: 1423757629
ISBN: 1280473428
ISBN: 0198031025
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 273 pages)
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:august.19 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Abbreviations and Short Titles; Introduction; 1. The Sacred and the Secular; 2. Humanism and Islamic Ethics; 3. Being and Knowing; 4. The Rise of Universal Historiography; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.