Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography
By Robert Irwin
Recommended on: 15th July 2024
Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography, by Robert Irwin. This fascinating book provides a comprehensive look at the life and ideas of Ibn Khaldun, a 14th-century Arab scholar considered one of the greatest intellectuals in Islamic history. Irwin skillfully places Ibn Khaldun in his historical and intellectual context, examining how his groundbreaking Muqaddima analyzed the laws of history and anticipated developments in fields like sociology and economics centuries ahead of his time. At the same time, Irwin pushes back against attempts to depict Ibn Khaldun as a modern thinker, showing how he was very much a product of his medieval Islamic world – a mystic interested in occultism and futurology. The book provides an engaging account of Ibn Khaldun’s tumultuous life and career in North Africa and Muslim Spain, while also tracing how his ideas have been interpreted and misinterpreted over the centuries. Irwin’s deep knowledge and lively writing make this an enlightening intellectual biography of a brilliant but often misunderstood thinker. Highly recommended for anyone interested in Islamic intellectual history or the development of historical and social thought.
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