The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology / edited by Tim Winter.

Contributor(s):

Winter, Timothy, 1960-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge companions to religionPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 337 pages ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780521780582
0521780586
9780521785495
0521785499

Other title:

Classical Islamic theology

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DDC classification:

297.209 22

LOC classification:

BP166.1 .C36 2008

Other classification:

11.80
B921
BE 8600
BE 8630
EH 5401
6,23

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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. -- Back cover.

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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. -- Back cover.

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