Classical Islamic Theology

Name: Classical Islamic Theology
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ISBN: 9780521785495

ISBN-10: 0521785499

ISBN-13: 9780521785495

Edition: 2008

Authors: Tim Winter

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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…

Book details

Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/22/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 347
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Notes on contributors


Introduction




Historical perspectives



Qur'an and hadith




The early creed




Islamic philosophy (falsafa)




The developed kalam tradition




The social construction of orthodoxy




Themes



God: essence and attributes




Creation




Ethics




Revelation




The existence of God




Worship




Theological dimensions of Islamic law




Theology and Sufism




Epistemology and divine discourse




Eschatology



Index