Raissa A von Doetinchem de Rande
Biographic Data
| ID | 6685129 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raissa A von Doetinchem de Rande |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raissa A von Doetinchem |
| FAMILY NAME | de Rande |
| SIGNATURE | DE RANDE R A D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rhodes College |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-6492-1667 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Tale of Two Tales
This article argues that Ibn al-Nafīs’s (d. 1288) Treatise of Kāmil in the Prophet’s Biography ( al-Risālat al-Kāmiliyya fil-sīra al-nabawiyya ) can be categorized as a hypertext that seeks to critically respond to Ibn Ṭufayl’s (d. 1185) claims regarding the benefits of isolation for human beings and the possibility of direct access to knowledge as expressed in his Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān . To make this point, I will examine in detail the ways in which t…
Contesting the American Scripture
This article focuses on recent changes in Rhodes College's Foundations in the Liberal Arts curriculum that were motivated by a desire to help students become competent and engaged debaters of meaning and value in the trying times of the 21st century. I focus on how my own two foundational liberal arts classes—“The Bible* and Nationalism” and “The Bible* and Comparative Ethics”—sought to widen the category of scripture for college students in thei…
Una posible influencia
Este artículo plantea la posibilidad de considerar la Epístola de la Contemplación (Risālat al-iʿtibār) de Ibn Masarra como otra posible influencia en la famosa novela filosófica de Ibn Ṭufayl, Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān. Las características compartidas en los argumentos básicos de las dos obras sobre la compatibilidad de la razón y la revelación como los dos caminos para alcanzar el conocimiento y su similar uso epistemológico del concepto de fiṭra como la…
In the Shadow of Hourani
The present article proceeds in three parts: first, I describe George F. Hourani's approach and its continued relevance in the study of Islamic ethics. Next, I demonstrate the weaknesses of Hourani's approach, particularly his commitment to mapping Islamic thought anachronistically onto a menu of “isms” derived from modern ethical theory. To highlight the urgency of reexamining Hourani's approach and influence, I also demonstrate how scholars' co…
Is the fiṭra mutable? A reformist conception of human perfection in Shāh Walī Allāh's Ḥujjat Allāh al-Bāligha
This article examines the question of whether the created human nature, or fiṭra , is portrayed as mutable in Shāh Walī Allāh's (d. 1762) Ḥujjat Allāh al-Bāligha . I argue that Walī Allāh uses the fiṭra — or the perfection of four qualities that make for human flourishing — to anchor a unified concept of human perfection that can fit different ages without essentially changing. Walī Allāh accomplishes this by affirming the particularity of divine…
An Exceptional Sage and the Need for the Messenger
This paper argues that Ibn Ṭufayl (d. 1185) in his Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān offers a surprisingly intellectual reading of the term fiṭra (pl. fiṭar ) and one that has significant consequences for our understanding of the story. We will see that at crucial junctures in the text, fiṭra emerges solely in an intellectual context, implying a gulf amongst humanity that defies common understandings of the term as egalitarian. This gulf, I argue, illuminates the …
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An Exceptional Sage and the Need for the Messenger
This paper argues that Ibn Ṭufayl (d. 1185) in his Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān offers a surprisingly intellectual reading of the term fiṭra (pl. fiṭar ) and one that has significant consequences for our understanding of the story. We will see that at crucial junctures in the text, fiṭra emerges solely in an intellectual context, implying a gulf amongst humanity that defies common understandings of the term as egalitarian. This gulf, I argue, illuminates the …
Is the fiṭra mutable? A reformist conception of human perfection in Shāh Walī Allāh's Ḥujjat Allāh al-Bāligha
This article examines the question of whether the created human nature, or fiṭra , is portrayed as mutable in Shāh Walī Allāh's (d. 1762) Ḥujjat Allāh al-Bāligha . I argue that Walī Allāh uses the fiṭra — or the perfection of four qualities that make for human flourishing — to anchor a unified concept of human perfection that can fit different ages without essentially changing. Walī Allāh accomplishes this by affirming the particularity of divine…
Una posible influencia
Este artículo plantea la posibilidad de considerar la Epístola de la Contemplación (Risālat al-iʿtibār) de Ibn Masarra como otra posible influencia en la famosa novela filosófica de Ibn Ṭufayl, Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān. Las características compartidas en los argumentos básicos de las dos obras sobre la compatibilidad de la razón y la revelación como los dos caminos para alcanzar el conocimiento y su similar uso epistemológico del concepto de fiṭra como la…
In the Shadow of Hourani
The present article proceeds in three parts: first, I describe George F. Hourani's approach and its continued relevance in the study of Islamic ethics. Next, I demonstrate the weaknesses of Hourani's approach, particularly his commitment to mapping Islamic thought anachronistically onto a menu of “isms” derived from modern ethical theory. To highlight the urgency of reexamining Hourani's approach and influence, I also demonstrate how scholars' co…
Contesting the American Scripture
This article focuses on recent changes in Rhodes College's Foundations in the Liberal Arts curriculum that were motivated by a desire to help students become competent and engaged debaters of meaning and value in the trying times of the 21st century. I focus on how my own two foundational liberal arts classes—“The Bible* and Nationalism” and “The Bible* and Comparative Ethics”—sought to widen the category of scripture for college students in thei…
A Tale of Two Tales
This article argues that Ibn al-Nafīs’s (d. 1288) Treatise of Kāmil in the Prophet’s Biography ( al-Risālat al-Kāmiliyya fil-sīra al-nabawiyya ) can be categorized as a hypertext that seeks to critically respond to Ibn Ṭufayl’s (d. 1185) claims regarding the benefits of isolation for human beings and the possibility of direct access to knowledge as expressed in his Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān . To make this point, I will examine in detail the ways in which t…
Islamic Studies and History (6 works) · Education and Islamic Studies (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Theology (3 works)