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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149598903321

Autore

Ess Josef van

Titolo

Theology and society in the second and third century of the Hijra . Volume 1 : a history of religious thought in early Islam / / by Josef van Ess ; translated from German by John O'Kane

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill, , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (567 pages)

Collana

Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One, Near and Middle East = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section One, Near and Middle East, , 0169-9423 ; ; Volume 116/1

Disciplina

297.2

Soggetti

Islam - Doctrines - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Setting the Seal on Prophecy -- The Awareness of Being Chosen and Identity Formation -- Community and Individual -- Specific Religious Developments around the Turn of the 2nd Century -- The Spread of the Faith -- Introductory Remark on Methodology -- Syria -- Iraq -- Supplementary Remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

Theology and Society is the most comprehensive study of Islamic intellectual and religious history, focusing on Muslim theology. With its emphasis on the eighth and ninth centuries CE, it remains the most detailed prosopographical study of the early phase of the formation of Islam. Originally published in German between 1991 and 1995, Theology and Society is a monument of scholarship and a unique scholarly enterprise which has stood the test of time as an unparalleled reference work.