Islamic & Arabic philosophy books

Caravan of Dreams distils the essence of Eastern thought in a feast of stories, sayings, poems and allegories, collected...  Read More >>

Emphasising the living nature and rich diversity of the subject, this volume examines the main thinkers and schools...  Read More >>

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Thorough analyses of the genealogy of secularization, the political role of the apocalypse, the topology of the...  Read More >>

The Arab Muslim Ibn Khaldun developed a method of evaluating historical evidence that allowed him to explain the...  Read More >>

Small in size, but with a powerful punch, Idries Shah's Reflections is a collection of fables, aphorisms, and statements...  Read More >>

Explores the implications of Quranic miracle stories for the modern era. Examines the medieval Muslim debate over...  Read More >>

In The Formation of the Islamic Understanding of kalāla in the Second Century AH (718-816 CE), Pavel Pavlovitch...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1977, discusses the Muslim contribution to mathematics during the golden age of Muslim...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1957, is the study of 14th-century Arab historian Ibn Khaldun, who founded a special...  Read More >>

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The present volume offers nineteen studies of takfīr: accusations of unbelief, covering different periods and parts...  Read More >>

Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsī’s (d. 672/1274) Nasirean Ethics is the single most important work on philosophical ethics in the...  Read More >>

The second volume of Islam and Rationality: The Impact of al-Ghazālī brings together twelve leading experts in the...  Read More >>

Investigating the impact of Arabic medieval astrological and magical theories on early modern occult philosophy,...  Read More >>

In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson sheds light on the philosophical ideas that emerged in the Islamic...  Read More >>

In The Birth of Indology as an Islamic Science Mario Kozah examines the pioneering contribution by Bīrūnī (d. ca....  Read More >>

In The Heritage of Arabo-Islamic Learning leading scholars around the world, present twenty-five studies explore...  Read More >>

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This volume contains a collection of articles focusing on the philosophical and theological exchanges between Muslim...  Read More >>

In Doubts on Avicenna, Ayman Shihadeh offers an extended study and critical edition of Sharaf al-Dīn al-Masʿūdī’s...  Read More >>

This valuable reference work synthesizes and elucidates traditional themes and issues in Islamic philosophy as well...  Read More >>

Locating Hell in Islamic traditions gathers research on the history of the Muslim hell from its beginnings in the...  Read More >>

A selection of excerpts from Sufi masters clarifying the philosophy of Sufism.  Read More >>

Philosophy flourished in the Islamic world for many centuries, and continues to be a significant feature of cultural...  Read More >>