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Theodicy in Islamic Thought: The Dispute Over Al-Ghazali's Best of All Possible Worlds

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Full Title:

Theodicy in Islamic Thought: The Dispute Over Al-Ghazali's Best of All Possible Worlds

Contributors:

By (Author) Eric Linn Ormsby

ISBN:

9780691640372

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

28th June 2016

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Theology
Social groups: religious groups and communities

Dewey:

297.2

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

328

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm

Weight:

624g

Description

The first detailed study of Islamic theodicy, the book points out distinctively Islamic formulations and solutions of the problem of the best of all possible worlds" and shows where they coincide with Western versions, such as that of Leibniz. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to

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