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The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic Theology (Cambridge Companions to Religion)

By Tim Winter

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0521780586, 9780521780582, 0521785499, 9780521785495
LCC
BP166.1 .C36 2008
Open Library ID
OL10437202M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2925491 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
346\346
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
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Description

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.

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