Al-Ghazali
Professor Mona Siddiqui discusses religious thinker and mystic Al-Ghazali, who had a major influence on both Muslim and European philosophers.
Radio 3's twenty-part essay series on the Islamic Golden Age continues its exploration through this five-hundred-year period of empire, innovation, religious turmoil, scientific discovery and major advances in philosophical thought. In this evening's essay, Professor Mona Siddiqui turns her attention to Al-Ghazali. He had a major influence on both Muslim and European philosophers.
Producer: Sarah Taylor.
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- Mon 10 Feb 2014 22:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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