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Article: Allah Transcendent: Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Theology, Philosophy, and Cosmology.
- Article from:
- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Article date:
- July 1, 1992
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This book attempts to trace the evolution of the conception of God in Islamic philosophy broadly understood, since it includes not only al-Kindi, al-Farabi, and Ibn Sina but also Isma ili thinkers, as well as al-Suhrawardi and Ibn Arabi. Yet, as the author did not intend to present a full and exhaustive study, he felt free to leave aside al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd.
The method of analysis or, more exactly, "the theoretical approach used in this book is based upon a series of insights derived from the twin disciplines of structuralism and semiotics" (p. 17). Those insights highlight a basic theme of progressive alienation of Islamic philosophical thought from what ...