14248
Workshop
SoSe 14: (GA) Usul al-fiqh in Muslim, Jewish and Christian Thought: Histori-cal and Theoretical Perspectives
Gregor Schwarb
Additional information / Pre-requisites
s.t. (15:30-16 h UK)
Comments
The purpose of this course is to explore points of contact between Middle Eastern Christianity and Islamic philosophy from the ninth until the eleventh century. The course will be based on close reading of primary texts-works of the Muslim philosophers and theologians (particularly, al-Kindi, al-Farabi, Avicenna, and al-Ghazali), works of Middle Eastern Christian theologians writing in Greek, Syriac, and Arabic (e.g. John of Damascus, the Nestorian Patriarch Timothy, Job of Edessa, Elias of Nisibis, and 'Abdallah ibn al-Fadl al-Antaki)-and Arabic adaptations of Greek philosophical works (e.g. the Theology of Aristotle and related texts). We will attempt to answer the following questions: What impact did Christian translators, active in the Graeco-Arabic translation movement, have on the choice and format of the translated texts, and consequently on the formation and early development of Islamic philosophy? (We will focus particularly on the Theology of Aristotle and related texts.) Which Christian theological notions did Muslim philosophers adopt and which did they reject, and why? (We will focus on the notions of "oneness of God," "divine attributes," and the afterlife.) How did Christian theologians respond to Muslim philosophical critiques of Christianity? (We will focus on the polemic over whether or not God is a substance and whether He can be characterized as "pure being.")
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12 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2014-04-17 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-04-24 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-05-08 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-05-15 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-05-22 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-06-05 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-06-12 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-06-19 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-06-26 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-07-03 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-07-10 16:30 - 18:00
Thu, 2014-07-17 16:30 - 18:00