Islamic Ethics as Educational Discourse

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This edited volume offers expert insights into core questions of ethics, education, and religion during what is often termed the "Golden Age" of Islamic culture and intellectual history. It focuses on the scholarly oeuvre of the Muslim philosopher and historian Miskawayh (d. 1030), who is known in the contemporary Muslim world as the "founder of Islamic ethics". Written by internationally renowned scholars in Islamic studies, the chapters trace the significance of ancient Greek, Iranian, and Arabic intellectual traditions, among others, in the Islamic educational discourse. They also show how historical research on concepts of education and ethics specific to religion and culture can help find answers to key issues in contemporary societies.

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Sebastian Günther (Herausgegeben von) Born 1961; 1981-86 pursued Arabic and Islamic studies; 1989 PhD; 1997 Assistant Professor and 2003 Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Toronto; since 2007 Professor and Chais of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Göttingen. Yassir El Jamouhi (Herausgegeben von) Born 1985; pursued German, Arabic and French studies; 2015 PhD; currently postdoctoral researcher at the Collaborative Research Centre 1136 "Education and Religion" at the University of Göttingen.

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