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Record Nr.

UNISA996201144003316

Titolo

The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology / / edited by Tim Winter [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-48103-1

1-107-48547-9

1-139-00181-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 337 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge companions to religion

Disciplina

297.209

Soggetti

Islam - Theology - History

Islam - Doctrines - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Nota di contenuto

; Part I. Historical perspectives. Qur'an and hadith / M.A.S. Abdel Haleem -- The early creed / Khalid Blankinship -- Islamic philosophy (falsafa) / Hossein Ziai -- The developed kalà„m tradition / Oliver Leaman and Sajjad Rizvi -- The social construction of orthodoxy / Ahmed El Shamsy -- ; Part II. Themes. God : essence and attributes / Nader El-Bizri -- Creation / David Burrell -- Ethics / Steffen A.J. Stelzer -- Revelation / Yahya Michot -- The existence of God / Ayman Shihadeh -- Worship / William C. Chittick -- Theological dimensions of Islamic law / Umar F. Abd-Allah -- Theology and Sufism / Toby Mayer -- Epistemology and divine discourse / Paul-A. Hardy -- Eschatology / Marcia Hermansen.

Sommario/riassunto

This series of critical reflections on the evolution and major themes of pre-modern Muslim theology begins with the revelation of the Koran, and extends to the beginnings of modernity in the eighteenth century. The significance of Islamic theology reflects the immense importance of Islam in the history of monotheism, to which it has brought a unique approach and style, and a range of solutions which are of abiding interest. Devoting especial attention to questions of rationality, scriptural fidelity, and the construction of 'orthodoxy', this volume introduces key Muslim theories of revelation, creation, ethics, scriptural



interpretation, law, mysticism, and eschatology. Throughout the treatment is firmly set in the historical, social and political context in which Islam's distinctive understanding of God evolved. Despite its importance, Islamic theology has been neglected in recent scholarship, and this book provides a unique, scholarly but accessible introduction.