Ibn Khaldun: Education, History and Society Peter Clark

Ibn Khaldun: Education, History and Society Peter ClarkIbn Khaldun (1332 1406) is a significant intellectual figure within the Muslim world. He is seen as the founding father of sociology, whilst making significant contributions in the fields of history, economics and philosophy. Despite the growth in the study of Ibn Khaldun in the west, his contributions to the field of social sciences is often limited to the academic community. This book aims to bring the works of Ibn Khaldun to a much broader audience

and no path (to the cessation of suffering)

Warsi ponders the skull of Alum Bheg

is an exhaustive survey of the various modes of devotion to the Prophet that have characterized Muslim spirituality from its inception

A master of the poetic form of the kafi

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Addas produced what was¾and continues to remain¾the most thorough biography of the Andalusian thinker ever written

their paths in life

Children aged between four and eight can now easily learn about his creation from clay

Jasmin Mujanovic fears the re-emergence of fascism in Serbia

and others benefit by the light it transmits

Ron Geaves is a retired professor of religion better known for his academic writing in the study of religion

The selections included in this volume are also teaching stories that illuminate the way of the dervish