A Statistical Portrait of the Resistance to Logic by Sunni Muslim Scholars Based on the Works of Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūtī (849-909/1448-1505)
Abstract On the basis of my analysis of four works composed by al-Suyūtī, I argue that hostility to logic was a predominant feature of Sunni scholarship, especially during the 13th, 14th, and 15th centuries. Logic was condemned by distinguished Sunni scholars in Valencia, Fez, Aleppo, Iraq, and Mecc...
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Language: | English |
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Brill
2008
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Islamic law and society
Year: 2008, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 250-267 |
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Islamic Law
B Prosopography B Logic B AL-SUYUTI |
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