Religion and Culture in Medieval Islam (Levi Della Vida Symposia, Series Number 14)

George Makdisi has brought together six of the most distinguished scholars in the field to explore the religion and culture of medieval Islam. This is an original and stimulating exchange. Makdisi's introductory essay focuses on the interaction between religion and culture in classical Islam and Christendom, Merlin Swartz analyses the homilies of Ibn al-Jawazi, Irfan Shahid considers the implications of the Arabic character of the Koran, George Saliba assesses Ash'arite thought in astrology and astronomy, Roger Arnaldez reflects on the religious cultures of medieval Islam, and Mahmoud Ayoub draws together the common historic threads of Muslim-Jewish and Muslim-Christian popular worship. W. Montgomery Watt concludes the volume by addressing the question of the future of Islam, posing a parallel with the Judaic reaction to Hellenistic culture. 000.jpg......Page 1 001.jpg......Page 2 002.jpg......Page 3 003.jpg......Page 4 004.jpg......Page 5 005.jpg......Page 6 006.jpg......Page 7 007.jpg......Page 8 008.jpg......Page 9 009.jpg......Page 10 010.jpg......Page 11 011.jpg......Page 12 012.jpg......Page 13 013.jpg......Page 14 014.jpg......Page 15 015.jpg......Page 16 016.jpg......Page 17 017.jpg......Page 18 018.jpg......Page 19 019.jpg......Page 20 020.jpg......Page 21 021.jpg......Page 22 022.jpg......Page 23 023.jpg......Page 24 024.jpg......Page 25 025.jpg......Page 26 026.jpg......Page 27 027.jpg......Page 28 028.jpg......Page 29 029.jpg......Page 30 030.jpg......Page 31 031.jpg......Page 32 032.jpg......Page 33 033.jpg......Page 34 034.jpg......Page 35 035.jpg......Page 36 036.jpg......Page 37 037.jpg......Page 38 038.jpg......Page 39 039.jpg......Page 40 040.jpg......Page 41 041.jpg......Page 42 042.jpg......Page 43 043.jpg......Page 44 044.jpg......Page 45 045.jpg......Page 46 046.jpg......Page 47 047.jpg......Page 48 048.jpg......Page 49 049.jpg......Page 50 050.jpg......Page 51 051.jpg......Page 52 052.jpg......Page 53 053.jpg......Page 54 054.jpg......Page 55 055.jpg......Page 56 056.jpg......Page 57 057.jpg......Page 58 058.jpg......Page 59 059.jpg......Page 60 060.jpg......Page 61 061.jpg......Page 62 062.jpg......Page 63 063.jpg......Page 64 064.jpg......Page 65 065.jpg......Page 66 George Makdisi Has Brought Together Six Of The Most Distinguished Scholars In The Field To Explore The Religion And Culture Of Medieval Islam. The Book Will Be Of Interest To A Broad Range Of Scholars, Including Islamicists, European Historians, And Students Of Science, Philosophy, Literature And Religious Studies.--jacket. Religion And Culture In Classical Islam And The Christian West / George Makdisi -- The Future Of Islam / W. Montgomery Watt -- Arabic Rhetoric And The Art Of The Homily In Medieval Islam / Merlin Swartz -- Medieval Islam : The Literary-cultural Dimension / Irfan Shahīd -- The Ash'arites And The Science Of The Stars / George Saliba -- Religion, Religious Culture, And Culture / Roger Arnaldez -- Cult And Culture : Common Saints And Shrines In Middle Eastern Popular Piety / Mahmoud Ayoub. Edited By Richard Hovannisian And Georges Sabagh. Papers Presented At The 14th Giorgio Levi Dell Vida Conference Organized By The Gustave E. Grunebaum Center For Near Eastern Studies, University Of California, Los Angeles, May 7-9, 1993. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. George Makdisi has brought together six of the most distinguished scholars in the field to explore the religion and culture of medieval Islam. His introductory essay focuses on the interaction between religion and culture in classical Islam and Christianity, while others consider the Arabic character of the Koran, Ash'arite thought in astrology and astronomy, and the common historic links between Muslim-Jewish and Muslim-Christian worship. The book will interest Islamicists, historians of science and philosophy, and students of literary history and religious studies. In the Middle Ages, the intimate relation between religion and culture was nowhere more intimate or interrelated than in a movement later named "scholasticism."