by Nilab Saeedi and Luke Wilkinson
The JHI Blog team is pleased to share with our readers a new reading list that was recently added to our repository. The Reading List on Islamic Intellectual History is a comprehensive compendium of seminal texts and eminent scholars across different historical periods, from the Classical period through the Renaissance and the Evaluation period to the Quest period. This list is notable for its broad scope and careful organization. It includes more than 300 books and articles and covers a variety of disciplines such as philosophy, theology, Sufism, Islamic jurisprudence, political thought, scientific inquiry, and architectural history. It traverses several eras and presents a comprehensive selection of texts that illuminate the development of Islamic thought.
We hope our reading list will be a valuable resource for students, researchers, and academics interested in Islamic history. The list aims to provide a comprehensive and structured exploration of intellectual contributions to the field. By dividing the content into historical periods and specific subject areas, it offers a detailed understanding of the main cultural, political, and philosophical changes that have shaped Islamic intellectual history. In addition, it presents key scholars, cities, and scientific advances, making the list a comprehensive reference work for anyone wishing to understand the global influence and development of leading Islamic intellectual traditions.
Click here to download the Islamic Intellectual History reading list, or find it among the complete collection of reading lists here.
Nilab Saeedi is a researcher at the Institute for Habsburg and Balkan Studies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria. She is also pursuing her doctoral studies in history at İbn Haldun University in Istanbul, Turkey.
Luke Wilkinson is a PhD student in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge. He works as Contributing Editor at the JHI Blog and Associate Editor for Project Noon, which aims to facilitate Hindu-Muslim dialogue.
Edited by Artur Banaszewski
Featured Image: Shaykh Baha’al-Din Veled preaching in Balkh, from the Jami’ al-Siyar. Baghdad, c. 1600, via Wikimedia Commons.
