Theodicy in Islamic Thought

Eric Linn Ormsby

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Author
Eric Linn Ormsby
Publish Date
2016-04-19
Subtitle
The Dispute over Al-Ghazali's Best of All Possible Worlds
Book Type
Hardcover
Number of Pages
328
Publisher Name
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691640378
ISBN-13
9780691640372
citemno
231388
SKU
9780691640372

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.

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