Ibn Khaldun: Life and Times

by Allen James Fromherz

Ibn Khaldun (1332-1406) was a tremendously influential and important Muslim thinker. Sociologists, anthropologists, and historians study his great work on the philosophy of history, treating his Muqaddimah as a timeless philosophical accomplishment. Rejecting portrayals of this intellectual as a modern mind lost to obscure medieval thinking, Allen Fromherz demonstrates how historical context and personal motivations shaped Khaldun's ideas on tribalism, identity, religion, and history. He displays the rich and complex nature of Khaldun's memoirs, written during a politically tumultuous and religiously contentious time.

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Genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction, Religion, Islam

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Ozan Sağsöz]

İbn Haldun'u ve Mukaddime'yi dünya tarihi çerçevesinde değerlendiren okuması rahat bir metin.

[Berke]

very detailed narrative on the life of Ibn Khaldun in a very non Eurocentric perspective. The book also challenges against the modernist approach of history writing and historical methodology. However, the book covers Ibn Khaldun's life very deeply and it sometimes turns into a very detailed narrative book rather than historical analysis of the great thinker Ibn Khaldun.Nevertheless,Highly recommended !

[Peter]

This is an excellent review of Khaldun's life. The book briskly reviews Khaldun's fascinating life story, and it delves into Khaldun's philosophy.