Screen LibraryIbn Ḥazm of Cordoba : the life and works of a controversial thinker /
"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, h...
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| Published: |
Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English French |
| Series: |
Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, the Near and Middle East,
volume 103 |
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| Summary: |
"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 Mu?ammad whose example may be followed, Ibn Ḥazm alienat |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 804 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [681]-787) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9789004234246 (hardback) : 9004234241 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | B753 |
| CLC: |
B969 B371-09 |
| Call Number: | B371-09/I13 |