{"product_id":"al-ghazalisunspeakabledoctrineofthesoul","title":"Al-Ghazali’s Unspeakable Doctrine of the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy J Gianotti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9789004120839\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnveiling the Esoteric Psychology and Eschatology of the Ihya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis text marks a radical rethinking of the soul and the afterlife in the writings of al-Ghazālī (d. 505\/1111), particularly within his magnum opus, Reviving Religious Knowledge (Ihyā’ulūm al-dīn). Attending closely to variations of genre and discourse mode within his works, it attempts to resolve some of the major ambiguities that have vexed al-Ghazālī’s readers for nearly nine hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with his theory of multi-level, multi-genre writing and working through his theological, philosophical, and mystical positions on the soul’s true nature, the study culminates in an exploration of al-Ghazālī’s mystical “psycho-cosmology”, where some startling conclusions are drawn regarding his most intimate thoughts on the “secrets” of the soul and the Hereafter. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. All Things to All People? Deciphering al-Ghazālī’s Doctrine of Discourse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. al-Ghazālī’s Dogmatic\/Theological (Kalāmī) Formulation of the Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Al-Ghazālī’s Condemnation of the Philosophical Psychology and Eschatology in the Incoherence of the Philosophers (Tahāfut al-falāsifa)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. The Heart {Al-Qalb) and Al-Ghazālī’s Mystical Discussions of the Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Through a Looking Glass: The Heart Reflected in Al-Ghazālī’s Mystical Cosmology\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. The Wayfarer's Final Journey: Al-Ghazālī’s Esoteric Eschatology (Conclusion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Translation and Commentary: \"The Epistle of Presence\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":5993306914851,"sku":"9789004120839","price":200.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/L1010451.jpg?v=1599880571","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/al-ghazalisunspeakabledoctrineofthesoul","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}