The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology

Ed. by Tim Winter

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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. The treatment is firmly set in the historical, social and political context in which Islam's distinctive understanding of God evolved.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Companions to Religion
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780521785495
• ISBN-10: 0521785499
• Artikelnr.: 23407555

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Tim Winter; Part I. Historical Perspectives: 1. The Koran and Hadith M. Abdel Haleem; 2. Early kalÄm Khalid Blankinship; 3. Falsafa Hossein Ziai; 4. The developed kalÄm tradition Oliver Leaman and Sajjad Rizvi; 5. The social construction of orthodoxy Ahmed El Shamsy; Part II. Themes: 6. God: essence and attributes Nader El-Bizri; 7. Creation David Burrell; 8. Ethics Stefan Stelzer; 9. Revelation Yahya Michot; 10. Cosmology and the existence of God Ayman Shihadeh; 11. Worship William C. Chittick; 12. Theology and jurisprudence Umar F. Abd Allah; 13. Theology and mysticism Toby Mayer; 14. epistemology and divine discourse Paul Hardy; 15 Eschatology Marcia Hermansen.

Rezensionen

'... a reader-friendly volume faithful to the Cambridge series' promise to 'provide an accessible and stimulating introduction to the subject for new readers and non-specialists'.' The Muslim World Book Review