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

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 337 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 297.209
• Soggetto topico: Islam - Theology - History; Islam - Doctrines - History
• Persona (resp. second.): WinterTimothy <1960->
• 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 kalām 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology
• ISBN: 1-107-48103-1; 1-107-48547-9; 1-139-00181-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996201144003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Cambridge companions to religion.