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Al-Māturīdī and the Development of Sunnī Theology in Samarqand

By Ulrich Rudolph , Rodrigo Adem

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2014
ISBN
9004234152, 9789004234154
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1688672 bytes)
Series
Islamic History and Civilization
Edition
Tra
Pages
372\372
Topic
Religion
Time added
2015-10-30 23:34:24
Maturidi Sunni Theology Islam Religion Kalam Histo

Description

Ulrich Rudolph, University of Zurich, translated by Rodrigo Adem, University of ChicagoAl-Māturīdī (d. 944 CE), the prominent Hanafi scholar from Samarqand, succeeded in formulating a theological doctrine which is widely accepted in Sunni Islam to this day. The present volume which is a revised English translation of the German original published in 1997 examines his teachings by describing their principal characteristics and situating them in the history of kalām.Part one investigates the development of Hanafi thought in Transoxania before Māturīdī's time. Part two deals with the other religious groups (in particular the Mu'tazilites) which emerged in this area during his lifetime. Part three shows how he explained and defended the position of his predecessors; in doing so, he reformed their traditional views, thereby developing his own theology which then became the basis of a new tradition, viz. the Māturīdite school.

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