Ibn Hazm of Cordoba: The Life and Works of a Controversial Thinker (Handbook of Oriental Studies) (Handbook of Oriental Studies, 103)

This volume represents the state of the art in research on the controversial Muslim legal scholar, theologian and man of letters Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba (d. 456/1064), who is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant minds of Islamic Spain. Remembered mostly for his charming treatise on love, he was first and foremost a fierce polemicist who was much criticized for his idiosyncratic views and his abrasive language. Insisting that the sacred sources of Islam are to be understood in their outward sense and that it is only the Prophet Muḥammad whose example may be followed, Ibn Ḥazm alienated himself from his peers. As a result, his books were burned and he was forced to withdraw from public life.Contributors are: Camilla Adang, Hassan Ansari, Samuel-Martin Behloul, Alfonso Carmona, Leigh Chipman, Maribel Fierro, Alejandro García Sanjuán, Livnat Holtzman, Samir Kaddouri, Joep Lameer, Christian Lange, Gabriel Martinez Gros, Luis Molina, Salvador Peña, Jose Miguel Puerta Vilchez, Rafael Ramón Guerrero, Adam Sabra, Sabine Schmidtke, Delfina Serrano, Bruna Soravia, Dominique Urvoy, Kees Versteegh and David Wasserstein. Contents List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements Map of al-Andalus List of Contributors Part I Life and Times of Ibn Ḥazm Abū Muḥammad 'Alī Ibn Ḥazm: A Biographical Sketch A Portrait of the 'ālim as a Young Man: The Formative Years of Ibn Ḥazm, 404/1013–420/1029 Ibn Ḥazm and the Territory of Huelva: Personal and Family Relationships Ibn Ḥazm and al-Andalus Ibn Ḥazm on History: A Few Remarks Part II Legal Aspects Ibn Ḥazm’s Literalism: A Critique of Islamic Legal Theory La doctrine sur l’exercice de la justice : Un exemple du désaccord entre Ibn Ḥazm et les mālikites Claim (Da'wā) or Complaint (Shakwā)? Ibn Ḥazm’s and Qāḍī 'Iyāḍ’s Doctrines on Accusations of Rape Part III Ẓāhirī Linguistics Ibn Maḍā' as a Ẓāhirī Grammarian Which Curiosity? Ibn Ḥazm’s Suspicion of Grammarians Part IV Art and Aesthetics Art and Aesthetics in the Work of Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba Part V Theology, Philosophy and Ethics Ibn Ḥazm’s Sources on Ash'arism and Mu'tazilism Aristotle and Ibn Ḥazm. On the Logic of the Taqrīb Ibn Ḥazm’s Logical Pedigree Ibn Ḥazm on Sins and Salvation Part VI Interreligious Polemics The Testimony of Reason and Historical Reality: Ibn Ḥazm’s Refutation of Christianity Le sens de la polémique anti-biblique chez Ibn Ḥazm Ibn Ḥazm and the Jewish ZindĪq Part VII Reception Shurayḥ al-Ru'aynī and the Transmission of the Works of Ibn Ḥazm Refutations of Ibn Ḥazm by Mālikī Authors from al-Andalus and North-Africa Elements of Acceptance and Rejection in Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s Systematic Reading of Ibn Ḥazm Ibn Ḥazm selon certains savants shī'ites The Reception of Ibn Ḥazm in Arabic Chronicles Part VIII Bibliography Inventory of Ibn Ḥazm’s Works Ibn Ḥazm—Bibliography of Secondary Sources Index of Names Index of Groups Index of Places This volume represents the state of the art in research on the controversial Muslim legal scholar, theologian and man of letters Ibn azm of Cordoba (d. 456/1064), who is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant minds of Islamic Spain. Remembered mostly for his charming treatise on love, he was first and foremost a fierce polemicist who was much criticized for his idiosyncratic views and his abrasive language. Insisting that the sacred sources of Islam are to be understood in their outward sense and that it is only the Prophet Muhammad whose example may be followed, Ibn azm alienated himself from his peers. As a result, his books were burned and he was forced to withdraw from public life. Contributors are: Camilla Adang, Hassan Ansari, Samuel-Martin Behloul, Alfonso Carmona, Leigh Chipman, Maribel Fierro, Alejandro Garc a Sanju n, Livnat Holtzman, Samir Kaddouri, Joep Lameer, Christian Lange, Gabriel Martinez Gros, Luis Molina, Salvador Pe a, Jose Miguel Puerta Vilchez, Rafael Ram n Guerrero, Adam Sabra, Sabine Schmidtke, Delfina Serrano, Bruna Soravia, Dominique Urvoy, Kees Versteegh and David Wasserstein. "This volume represents the state of the art in research on the controversial Muslim legal scholar, theologian and man of letters Ibn Hazm of Cordoba (d. 456/1064), who is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant minds of Islamic Spain. Remembered mostly for his charming treatise on love, he was first and foremost a fierce polemicist who was much criticized for his idiosyncratic views and his abrasive language. Insisting that the sacred sources of Islam are to be understood in their outward sense and that it is only the Prophet Muḥammad whose example may be followed, Ibn Hazm alienated himself from his peers. As a result, his books were burned and he was forced to withdraw from public life"_Contracub