A Luminous Intellect
Essays in Honor of Hamid Algar
Seiten
2025
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-74909-2 (ISBN)
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-74909-2 (ISBN)
A festschrift in honor of Hamid Algar, professor of Near Eastern Studies. It features insightful contributions on Shiʿism, Sufism, and Islamic literature, including Sufi poetry, Shʿi ḥadīth and exegesis, and early Arabic literature in the United States of America.
A Luminous Intellect—a nod to the expression al-ʿaql al-munawwar, used by the Persian poet Jāmī—is a tribute to the vast scholarly output of one of the pioneers of Islamic studies, Hamid Algar. In an era of rapid cultural, intellectual, and political change, Algar’s scholarship brought fresh perspectives to the study of Shiʿism, Sufism, and Islamic intellectual history, bridging worlds of language, thought, and spirituality and combining acute analyses of contemporary events with a respect for tradition.
This festschrift features essays by leading scholars who engage with the themes of Algar’s intellectual legacy. From Shiʿi theology and Qur’anic exegesis, to the poetics of Ḥāfiẓ and the metaphysics of Ibn ʿArabī; from the untold stories of Naqshbandī shaykhs and the evolution of Islamic knowledge in Qom, to the early history of Islam and Arabic literature in the Americas, these chapters offer both tribute and fresh scholarship.
At once a celebration and a scholarly contribution in its own right, A Luminous Intellect is a unique volume featuring original, innovative pieces for anyone interested in the living legacy of Islamic thought.
A Luminous Intellect—a nod to the expression al-ʿaql al-munawwar, used by the Persian poet Jāmī—is a tribute to the vast scholarly output of one of the pioneers of Islamic studies, Hamid Algar. In an era of rapid cultural, intellectual, and political change, Algar’s scholarship brought fresh perspectives to the study of Shiʿism, Sufism, and Islamic intellectual history, bridging worlds of language, thought, and spirituality and combining acute analyses of contemporary events with a respect for tradition.
This festschrift features essays by leading scholars who engage with the themes of Algar’s intellectual legacy. From Shiʿi theology and Qur’anic exegesis, to the poetics of Ḥāfiẓ and the metaphysics of Ibn ʿArabī; from the untold stories of Naqshbandī shaykhs and the evolution of Islamic knowledge in Qom, to the early history of Islam and Arabic literature in the Americas, these chapters offer both tribute and fresh scholarship.
At once a celebration and a scholarly contribution in its own right, A Luminous Intellect is a unique volume featuring original, innovative pieces for anyone interested in the living legacy of Islamic thought.
Amina Inloes, PhD (2016) is a lecturer at The Islamic College in London, UK. She is the author of Women in Shiʿism: Ancient Stories, Modern Ideologies and has translated works on Qur’anic exegesis and Islamic spirituality. Alan Godlas, PhD (1991) is an Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Georgia, specializing in Islamic Studies, Quran and Hadith, and Sufism. He directs UGA’s Virtual Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Islamic World and Sufis Without Borders.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.12.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Islamic History and Civilization ; 225 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 969 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-74909-8 / 9004749098 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-74909-2 / 9789004749092 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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