Al-Ghazali and the Ashárite School

by Richard M. Frank

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 for scholars. In this book, Richard M. Frank confronts the traditional view of al-Ghazali as a loyal supporter of Ash arite doctrine and reexamines his relationship to the school theologians. This reexamination, Frank argues, is essential...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822314274
• ISBN13: 9780822314271
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"