Al-Ghazali and the Idea of Moral Beauty rethinks the relationship between the good and the beautiful by considering the work of eleventh-century Muslim theologian Abu ?amid al-Ghazali (d. 1111).

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The theme of al-Ghazali on the Remembrance of Death is of universal interest: death, and the life to come. After expounding his Sufi philosophy of death, and showing the importance…

Widely regarded among students of medieval thought as the most important of the medieval Islamic thinkers, al-Ghazali (1058-1111) remains an extremely complex figure whose texts continue to present serious challenges…

Looks at differences between Al-Ghazali (d.505/1111) and al-Dabbagh (d.696/1296) with regard to definitions of love, its causes and its signs, the ways to love God, God’s love for man, and…

An introduction to both the theory and practice of Sufism (Islamic mysticism), offering many insights into traditional Muslim society. This translation is fully annotated for readers unfamiliar with the author…

Although Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali lived a relatively short life (1058-1111), he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in the history of Islam. The Incoherence of the…

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (gest. 505/1111) ist gewiss einer der groessten Philosophen in der Geschichte der Philosophie, die zugleich eine grundsatzliche Kritik der Philosophie entwickelt haben. Sein ganzes Denken bewegt sich…