Steven C. Judd

'Abd Al-Rahman B. 'Amr Al-Awza'i

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive study of an often overlooked figure in the history of Islamic thought, whose influence on aspects of Islamic law endures to this day

Produktdetails

• Makers of the Muslim World
• Verlag: Oneworld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 137mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 250g
• ISBN-13: 9781786076854
• ISBN-10: 1786076853
• Artikelnr.: 55460304

Autorenporträt

Steven Judd is Professor of Middle East History at Southern Connecticut State University. He has been studying early Islamic law and theology, especially during the Umayyad period, for over twenty years, and is the author of Religious Scholars and the Umayyads. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Introduction Al-Awza`i
s Biography   1  THE SOURCES 2  AL-AWZA`I
S JURISPRUDENCE Law in the Formative Period of Islam Al-Awza`i
s Fiqh Evaluating Al-Awza`i as a Legal Scholar 3  AL-AWZA`I
S SCHOLARLY MILIEU Pro-Umayyad Friends and Rivals The Hanafis: Al-Awza`i
s Foes The Malikis 4  AL-AWZA`I
S THEOLOGY Damascus as a Theological Center Al-Awza`i
s Theological Views Al-Awza`i and the Qadarites Conclusions: Al-Awza`i
s Theology 5  AL-AWZA`I AND THE POLITICAL ELITE Al-Awza`i and the Umayyads Surviving the Fall of the Umayyads and the Abbasid Revolution Al-Awza`i and the Abbasids Al-Awza`i
s Post-Revolutionary Life Conclusion: Evaluating Al-Awza`i as a Political Figure 6  AL-AWZA`I
S LEGACY Al-Awza`i
s Students Al-Awza`i
s Regional Persistence Al-Awza`i
s Legal Legacy Al-Awza`i in Modern Times   Conclusion Bibliography Index