Al-Ghazālī and the ideal of Godlikeness /

The idea that improving our character requires modelling ourselves on another will seem natural to many. But what might it mean to take God as a model for virtue? This book investigates how Muslim thinkers developed this idea against a rich backdrop of historical reflection on the topic and how one...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Vasalou, Sophia
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Zusammenfassung:
The idea that improving our character requires modelling ourselves on another will seem natural to many. But what might it mean to take God as a model for virtue? This book investigates how Muslim thinkers developed this idea against a rich backdrop of historical reflection on the topic and how one particular intellectual, Abū Hāmid al-Ghazālī, shaped the conversation.
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780198912477
0198912471
9780198912453
0198912455
Schlagworte:
Ghazzālī, > 1058-1111.
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