Freethinkers of medieval Islam

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OP - October 25, 2015, 11:44 AM

An interesting article here. It occurred to me that Hassan might want to pick up on this for the Agnostic Muslims.

Sarah Stroumsa - The Religion of the Freethinkers of Medieval Islam

https://www.academia.edu/2155001/The_Religion_of_the_Freethinkers_of_Medieval_Islam

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Reply #1 - October 25, 2015, 04:39 PM

I enjoyed reading that. Thanks for posting.
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Reply #2 - October 26, 2015, 02:08 AM

Interesting. I see parallels with the European Reconnaissance and Enlightenment periods in the sense of questioning tradition, dogma, doctrine, etc.
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Reply #3 - October 26, 2015, 11:04 PM

Thanks Zeca.
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Reply #4 - October 26, 2015, 11:53 PM

Add to that list, Al-Maʿarri. "The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: those with brains, but no religion; and those with religion, but no brains."

hat-tip, Razib Khan... who reports that one of the local caliphate-fanclubs has destroyed Maʿarri's statue. (Khan blamed ISIS; Wikipedia blamed Nusra.) And so it goes.
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