A Comprehensive, Annotated, and Indexed Bibliography of the Modern Scholarship on Fakhr Al-Dīn Al-Rāzī (544/1150--606/1210): 171 ... Studies: Section 1; The Near and Middle East)

The study of Islamicate intellectual history has witnessed a rapid growth of scholarship on post-classical thinkers and especially on Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (d. 1210 CE), one of the leading theologians and philosophers of his time. However, there is presently a lack of methodological tools and reference works in Rāzī studies. This book is the first bibliographical work entirely devoted to this thinker. It surveys the modern historiography on Rāzī from the nineteenth century onward and includes more than 1000 specialized entries written in European languages, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. The bibliography also provides a preface, an introductory essay, annotations to the entries, and various indices to help students and experts navigate the complex field of Rāzī studies. Contents Foreword Preface 1 Introduction 1 Life and Career of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī and His Place in the History of Islamic Thought 2 A Survey of the Modern Scholarship on Rāzī 3 Recent Trends and Controversial Issues in Rāzī Studies 4 How to Use the Bibliography 2 Bibliography 1 Reference Works and General Studies 2 Life and Works, Corpus, and Intellectual Context 3 Studies on Rāzian Manuscripts 4 Encyclopedism and Classification of the Sciences 5 Linguistics, Grammar, and Nomenclature 6 Logic, Poetics, and Rhetoric 7 Physics and the Natural Sciences 8 Medicine and Biology 9 Astrology and the Occult Sciences 10 Mathematical Sciences and Music 11 Metaphysics 11.1 Ontology 11.2 Theology and Divine Governance 12 Psychology, Noetics, and Soteriology 13 Prophetology and Imamology 14 Ethics, Politics, and Practical Philosophy 15 Reason and Revelation, Epistemology, and Rāzī’s Method 16 Exegesis and the Qurʾānic Sciences 17 Jurisprudence and Legal Theory 18 Sufism, Rites, and Devotions 19 History, Doxography, Heresiography 20 Rāzī’s Influence and Students Index of Contributors to Modern Rāzian Scholarship Index of Subjects and Disciplines Index of Historical Figures and Authors Index of Works by Rāzī "The study of Islamicate intellectual history has witnessed a rapid growth of scholarship on post-classical thinkers and especially on Fakhr al-Dåin al-Råazåi(d. 1210 CE), one of the leading theologians and philosophers of his time. However, there is presently a lack of methodological tools and reference works in Råazåistudies. This book is the first bibliographical work entirely devoted to this thinker. It surveys the modern historiography on Råazåifrom the nineteenthcentury onward and includes more than 1000 specialized entries written in European languages, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. The bibliography also provides a preface, an introductory essay, annotations tothe entries, and various indices to help students and experts navigate the complex field of Råazåistudies"-- Provided by publisher The study of Islamicate intellectual history has witnessed a rapid growth of scholarship on post-classical thinkers and especially on Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (d. 1210 CE), one of the leading theologians and philosophers of his time. However, there is presently a lack of methodological tools and reference works in Razi studies. 0This book is the first bibliographical work entirely devoted to this thinker. It surveys the modern historiography on Razi from the nineteenth century onward and includes more than 1000 specialized entries written in European languages, Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. The bibliography also provides a preface, an introductory essay, annotations to the entries, and various indices to help students and experts navigate the complex field of Razi studies