Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: the Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. A Vanishing Heritage; Ijtihād; The Role of the Intellectual Tradition; The Current Situation; The Gods of Modernity; The Goal of Intellectual Understanding; The Rejection of Tradition; 2. Intellectual Knowledge; Verifiable Knowledge; Intellect; Basic Findings; A Visitor from the Past; 3. The Rehabilitation of Thought; Thought; The Intellectual Tradition; Taqlīd and Tahq̣īq; Premodern Science; The Reign of Takthīr; The Goal of Thought; 4. Beyond Ideology; The Omnipresence of Transmission; Breaking the Shell of Dogmatism.;Islamic Intellectualism is dead: or so argues William Chittick in this radical new book challenging modern trends in religious thought. Whilst many may say that Islamic studies thrives as a subject, Chittick points to the words of one of his former Professors when describing young colleagues: ""they know everything one can possibly know about a text, except what it says"". Indeed, Chittick states that it is impossible to understand ancient Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that are anathema to the modern education system. While the modern intellectual with faith often t. Cover Title Copyright Contents Introduction 1. A Vanishing Heritage Ijtihād The Role of the Intellectual Tradition The Current Situation The Gods of Modernity The Goal of Intellectual Understanding The Rejection of Tradition 2. Intellectual Knowledge Verifiable Knowledge Intellect Basic Findings A Visitor from the Past 3. The Rehabilitation of Thought Thought The Intellectual Tradition Taqlīd and Tahq̣īq Premodern Science The Reign of Takthīr The Goal of Thought 4. Beyond Ideology The Omnipresence of Transmission Breaking the Shell of Dogmatism. Asserting AbsolutenessMythic Imagination Self-Understanding 5. The Unseen Men Sufism Cosmos and Soul Naming Reality The One and the Many The Living Universe Islamic Science The Efficacy of Names Inadequate Names The Myth of the Unseen Men 6. The Anthropocosmic Vision Ahistorical and Historical Knowledge The Philosophical Quest The Methodology of Tahq̣īq Understanding the Soul Origin and Return Omniscience 7. The Search for Meaning Two Modes of Knowing Subject and Object The Worldview The Self Meaning Notes Index.