The Philosophical Foundations of Ghazali’s Mystical Views
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The article analyzes the philosophical foundations of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's mystical views and how his views were formed under the influence of medieval social, political, cultural and spiritual life. Ghazali's attitude to the philosophical, theological, religious and political trends and currents of that period is also covered.
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political life, cultural life, divine-theological, religious-political trends, mysticism, esoteric knowledge, asceticism, skepticism