8vo. 676 pp., [10 Contents], cloth in d/w, biblio. index, copy in mint condition, Éditions du Seuil, Paris, first edition, 2006.

Synopsis

The book provides a presentation of the movement that saw the birth and development of Arab and Islamic thought from its first manifestations to the present day. From the values ​​of the ante-Islam and the conceptual structures of the Koran, the author shows how a thought is formed through schisms, theological, political and ideological conflicts. Reflection on language and its structures, the birth of legal knowledge and method, contacts with neighbouring cultures and civilizations, translations and the formation of kalam, the birth of mu’tazilism, are in turn presented. A very useful reference book.