Toby Mayer
Biographic Data
| ID | 5903547 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toby Mayer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toby |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayer |
| SIGNATURE | MAYER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Ismaili Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Thinking in the Language of Reality
This study focuses on a specific issue or constellation of issues infused with the tantalising, apparently oxymoronic quality of the title, uniting mysticism and reason. It concerns a critical point of convergence between the Sufi and philosophical currents in the history of Muslim thought, constituted by the contribution of Ibn ʿArabī’s great disciple and son-in-law, Ṣadr al-Dīn Qūnawī. Shaker is no mere archivist of ideas. His approach in his b…
Interpreting Avicenna
Adamson’s collection is, so far, the only one devoted to a Muslim thinker in the Cambridge University Press series in which the book has been published, each volume of which is a variation on the title ‘Interpreting (X): Critical Essays’. As stated early in his introduction, it follows from the framework of the series that this is not meant as a companion volume but to extend the state of knowledge on the given facet of Avicennian studies treated…
The Cosmogonic Word in al-Shahrastānī’s Exegesis of Sūrat al-Baqara
The higher thought of al-Shahrastānī (d. 548/1153) is revealed in all its idiosyncrasy and richness in his last work, the incomplete Qur'an commentary, Mafātīḥ al-asrār. Despite his fame as a neo-Ashʿarī thinker, his commentary's interpretive system strongly incorporates Ismāʿīlī features, along with vital Ashʿarī and Avicennan influences. This article focuses on discussions within his commentary on Sūrat al-Baqara, which are related to the theme…
Yogic‐Sūf? Homologies
The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology
This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Koran, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century. The significance of Islamic theology reflects the immense importance of Islam in the history of monotheism, to which it has brought a unique approach and style, and a range of solutions which are of abiding interest. Devoting especial atte…
Ayman Shihadeh, The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī
Shahrastānī on the Arcana of the Qur'an
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani (d. 548/1153) is considered a major intellectual representative of the Seljuq period. Towards the end of his life Shahrastani began writing a Qur’anic commentary, the Mafatih al-asrar. This work strongly confirms the brilliant radicalism of Shahrastani’s more private religious views. It is a comprehensive (jami‘) commentary which discusses each verse under a series of headings, from lexicography (‘ilm al-…
Ibn Sina's 'Burhan Al-Siddiqin
Ibn Sina's 'Burhan Al-Siddiqin
Shahrastānī on the Arcana of the Qur'an
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Karim al-Shahrastani (d. 548/1153) is considered a major intellectual representative of the Seljuq period. Towards the end of his life Shahrastani began writing a Qur’anic commentary, the Mafatih al-asrar. This work strongly confirms the brilliant radicalism of Shahrastani’s more private religious views. It is a comprehensive (jami‘) commentary which discusses each verse under a series of headings, from lexicography (‘ilm al-…
Ayman Shihadeh, The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī
The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology
This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Koran, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century. The significance of Islamic theology reflects the immense importance of Islam in the history of monotheism, to which it has brought a unique approach and style, and a range of solutions which are of abiding interest. Devoting especial atte…
Yogic‐Sūf? Homologies
The Cosmogonic Word in al-Shahrastānī’s Exegesis of Sūrat al-Baqara
The higher thought of al-Shahrastānī (d. 548/1153) is revealed in all its idiosyncrasy and richness in his last work, the incomplete Qur'an commentary, Mafātīḥ al-asrār. Despite his fame as a neo-Ashʿarī thinker, his commentary's interpretive system strongly incorporates Ismāʿīlī features, along with vital Ashʿarī and Avicennan influences. This article focuses on discussions within his commentary on Sūrat al-Baqara, which are related to the theme…
Interpreting Avicenna
Adamson’s collection is, so far, the only one devoted to a Muslim thinker in the Cambridge University Press series in which the book has been published, each volume of which is a variation on the title ‘Interpreting (X): Critical Essays’. As stated early in his introduction, it follows from the framework of the series that this is not meant as a companion volume but to extend the state of knowledge on the given facet of Avicennian studies treated…
Thinking in the Language of Reality
This study focuses on a specific issue or constellation of issues infused with the tantalising, apparently oxymoronic quality of the title, uniting mysticism and reason. It concerns a critical point of convergence between the Sufi and philosophical currents in the history of Muslim thought, constituted by the contribution of Ibn ʿArabī’s great disciple and son-in-law, Ṣadr al-Dīn Qūnawī. Shaker is no mere archivist of ideas. His approach in his b…
Islamic Studies and History (7 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (6 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Theology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (3 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (3 works) · Islam (3 works)