Fakhr al-Dīn al Rāzī in the Age of the Transformation of Islamic Thought, Ömer Türker - Osman Demir
Journal Title: Nazariyat İslam Felsefe ve Bilim Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Ömer Türker, Osman Demir (ed.), Fakhr al-Dīn al Rāzī in the Age of the Transformation of Islamic Thought [İslâm Düşüncesinin Dönüşüm Çağında Fahreddin er-Rāzī], İstanbul: İSAM Yayınları, 2013, 635 pages, ISBN: 978-605-48-29-09-5
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