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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808306803321

Autore

Rudolph Ulrich

Titolo

Al-Maturidi and the development of Sunni theology in Samarqand / / by Ulrich Rudolph ; translated by Rodrigo Adem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-26184-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

Islamic History and Civilization, , 0929-2403 ; ; Volume 100

Disciplina

297/.204109587

Soggetti

Islam - Doctrines - History

Islam - Uzbekistan - Samarqand - History

Māturīdīyah

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Foundation and Establishment of Ḥanafite Theology in the Second/ Eighth and Early Third/Ninth Centuries -- 2 Development in the Third/Ninth Century -- 3 The State of Theology during al-Māturīdī’s Lifetime -- 4 Life and Activity -- 5 Theological Opponents -- 6 Works -- 7 Structures and Their Forerunning Models -- 8 An Outline of al-Māturīdī’s Teachings -- Concluding Observations -- Appendix: Inauthentic and Doubtful Texts -- Bibliography -- Index of People -- Index of Religious and Political Movements -- Index of Arabic Terms.

Sommario/riassunto

Al-Māturīdī (d. 944 CE), the prominent Hanafi scholar from Samarqand, succeeded in formulating a theological doctrine which is widely accepted in Sunni Islam to this day. The present volume which is a revised English translation of the German original published in 1997 examines his teachings by describing their principal characteristics and situating them in the history of kalām. Part one investigates the development of Hanafi thought in Transoxania before Māturīdī's time. Part two deals with the other religious groups (in particular the Mu'tazilites) which emerged in this area during his lifetime. Part three shows how he explained and defended the position of his predecessors; in doing so, he reformed their traditional views, thereby



developing his own theology which then became the basis of a new tradition, viz. the Māturīdite school.