al-Sanūsī

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Khaled El-Rouayheb (James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and of Islamic Intellectual History, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and of Islamic Intellectual History, Harvard University)

al-Sanūsī

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ISBN: 9780197835630

Khaled El-Rouayheb (James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and of Islamic Intellectual History, James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and of Islamic Intellectual History, Harvard University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
19 June 2026

Middle Eastern history; History of religion; Sufism & Islamic mysticism

Series: Great Medieval Thinkers

The North African scholar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Sanusi (1436-90), from Tlemcen, present-day Algeria, was one of the most influential theologians and logicians in the Islamic tradition. al-Sanusi's theological works were wildly popular in large areas of the Islamic world until the modern period and are still studied to this day. In the premodern period, his works were translated or adapted into Berber, Fulani, Turkish, Malay, and Javanese. The sheer number of commentaries, glosses, adaptations, and versifications of his works in subsequent centuries is testament to their popularity. Despite this historical influence, contemporary studies on al- Sanusi have been sparse. In this book, author Khaled El-Rouayheb surveys al- Sanusi's life, writings, and intellectual milieu, including discussions of his controversial attacks on imitation or conformism to one's elders and peers when it comes to religious belief and his insistence that every sane believer should learn both the core articles of faith and their rational groundings. Closely analyzing al- Sanusi's logical writings--especially the influential Epitome of Logic-- and interventions in long-standing topics in Islamic theology, El-Rouayheb traces and the reception of the revered theologian's works down to the modern period.

By: Khaled El-Rouayheb (James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and of Islamic Intellectual History James Richard Jewett Professor of Arabic and of Islamic Intellectual History Harvard University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9780197835630
ISBN 10: 0197835635
Series: Great Medieval Thinkers
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 19 June 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Khaled El-Rouayheb is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Intellectual History at Harvard University. His research interests include: the intellectual and cultural history of the Arabic-Islamic world in the Mamluk and early-Ottoman periods (1200-1800); the history of Arabic logic; and Islamic theology and philosophy.