Prof. Dr. Frank Griffel

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietIslamwissenschaft, Arabistik, Semitistik,Regionalwissenschaften
Keywordspost-classical Islamic theology and philosophy
Auszeichnungen

2015: 2007

2007: 2003

2003:

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandVereinigtes Königreich
OrtOxford
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Oxford

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Peter AdamsonPhilosophie-Department, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.04.2016

Programm(e)

2015Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Griffel is an international authority on Islamic intellectual history. He is particularly well-known for his work on al-Ghazali, a pivotal figure in Islamic theology and philosophy. A particularly significant theme in Griffel's research has been the emergence of a demand for doctrinal orthodoxy in Islam, not least thanks to al-Ghazali himself. During his stay in Germany, Professor Griffel will undertake an inquiry into the methodology and character of developments in the philosophy of post-classical Islam, concentrating on theologian-philosophers in the wake of al-Ghazali, with a focus on the 12th and 13th centuries.