Ibn Khaldun: An Essay in Reinterpretation
by Al-Azmeh, Aziz; Azmah, AzizFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-11-01
Publisher(s): Central European Univ Pr
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Summary
Since its publication in 1981, this book has established itself as the major new interpretation of the historical concept of Ibn Khaldun, the great figure of Arab-Islamic letters and of historical thought overall - a figure generally thought to be on a par with Thucydides, Vico, Herder and others of similar stature. The author has eschewed the ahistorical interpretations to which Ibn Khaldun has normally been subjected, both by authors who have sought unduly to modernise his thought, and by those who sought to freeze it in stereotypical models of Islamic philosophy.
Author Biography
Aziz Al-Azmeh is Distinguished Professor at Central European University.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Preface to the 2003 Impression | p. xi |
| Symbols and Abbrevations | p. xiii |
| Figure: Anatomy of the Muqaddima | p. xiv |
| Biographical Note | p. 1 |
| The Primacy of the Historical | p. 9 |
| The Criterion of Historical Significance | p. 11 |
| The Structure of the Historical State | p. 25 |
| The Problematization of History | p. 43 |
| Anatomy of the Muqaddima | p. 46 |
| The Muqaddima: Epitome with Glosses | p. 55 |
| The Analogical Regime | p. 107 |
| The Historicity of Kitab al'-Ibar | p. 129 |
| Bibliographical Orientations | p. 149 |
| Addendum to the 2003 Impression | p. 155 |
| Index | p. 157 |
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