TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lumbard,Joseph E.B.
TI  - Aḥmad al-Ghazali, remembrance, and the metaphysics of love
T2  - SUNY series in Islam
SN  - 9781438459660
AV  - BP189.26.G44 L86 2016eb
U1  - 181/.5 23
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Albany
PB  - State University of New York Press
KW  - Ghazzālī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad,
KW  - Ġazzālī, Aḥmad Ibn-Muḥammad al-
KW  - Savāniḥ (Ghazzālī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad)
KW  - fast
KW  - Islamic philosophy
KW  - History
KW  - Sufism
KW  - Philosophie islamique
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Soufisme
KW  - PHILOSOPHY
KW  - Eastern
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Sufismus
KW  - gnd
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why study Aḥmad al-Ghazali -- Initiatic influence -- Literary influence -- Studies on Aḥmad al-Ghazali -- The goal of this book -- Sources for the Aḥmad al-Ghazali tradition -- The life and times of Aḥmad al-Ghazali -- Aḥmad al-Ghazali's spiritual practice -- The roots of Aḥmad al-Ghazali's teachings -- Aḥmad al-Ghazali's metaphysics of love -- Conclusion; Limited Users and Download Restrictions may Apply, ProQuest 3 User Licence. Available using University of Exeter Username and Password
N2  - The teachings of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī changed the course of Persian Sufism forever, paving the way for luminaries such as Rūmī, Aṭṭār, and Ḥāfiz. Yet he remains a poorly understood thinker, with many treatises incorrectly attributed to him and conflicting accounts in the historiographical literature. This work provides the first examination of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī and his work in Western scholarly literature. Joseph E.B. Lumbard seeks to ascertain the authenticity of works attributed to this author, trace the development of the dominant trends in the biographical literature, and reconstruct the life and times of A mad al-Ghazālī with particular attention to his relationship with his more famous brother, Abū Hamid al-Ghazālī. Lumbard's findings revolutionize our understanding of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's writings, allowing for focus on his central teachings regarding Divine Love and the remembrance of God."
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