1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910821202903321

Autore

Safranchuk Ivan

Titolo

Afghanistan and its Central Asian neighbors : toward dividing insecurity / / author, Ivan Safranchuk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia ; ; Lanham, Maryland : , : Center for Strategic & International Studies : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

2017

ISBN

1-4422-8018-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (31 pages)

Disciplina

355.033058

Soggetti

Security, International - Asia, Central

Afghanistan

Central Asia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The situation in Afghan provinces on the border with Central Asia -- Security threats for the Central Asian neighbors of Afghanistan : a reality check -- Central Asian policy options -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

"The general trend in Afghanistan is clear-cut: the overall security situation has consistently deteriorated since 2009, worsening dramatically since 2014. However, in the provinces of Afghanistan adjacent to Central Asia, the security situation has deteriorated even further than in Afghanistan as a whole. This report considers the range of options available to the Central Asian neighbors of Afghanistan (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) in responding to this growing threat, both unilaterally and in their bilateral engagement with actors in Afghanistan. Furthermore, it considers how decisionmaking processes in Central Asia will be affected by future developments in Afghanistan by assessing options and likely outcomes under a set of security scenarios in Afghanistan itself"--Publisher's web site.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910968799203321

Autore

Wohlman Avital

Titolo

Al-Ghazali, Averroes and the interpretation of the Qur'an : common sense and philosophy in Islam / / Avital Wohlman ; translated by David Burrell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-22443-9

1-135-22444-7

1-282-37692-6

9786612376924

0-203-86511-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 pages)

Collana

Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; ; 19.

Altri autori (Persone)

BurrellDavid B

Disciplina

181/.07

Soggetti

Islamic philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in French in 2008 as "Contrepoint entre le sens commun et la philosophie en Islam Ghazali et Averroes" by Editions du Cerf, Paris.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [109]-126) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Journeys of Ghazali and Averroës to their diverse conceptions of the role of reason -- From the chimera of philosophy to the evidence of "the just balance" -- The decisive criterion of the distinction between Islam and hypocrisy (zandaqa) -- Averroës, philospher-reader of the precious book -- Reorganization of the world according to Aristotle in the light of Qurʼanic revelation by Averroës -- Ghazali and Averroës in Muslim society.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the contrasting interpretations of Islam and the Qur'an by Averroes and Al-Ghazali, as a way of helping us untangle current impasses affecting each Abrahamic faith. This has traditionally been portrayed as a battle between philosophy and theology, but the book shows that Averroes was rather more religious and Al-Ghazali more philosophical than they are usually portrayed. The book traces the interaction between two Muslim thinkers, showing how each is convinced of the existence of a Book in which God is revealed to rational beings, to whom He has given commandments,