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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521785499 ISBN 13: 9780521785495

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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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Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Tim Winter is University Lecturer in Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521785499
• ISBN 13: 9780521785495
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Winter Tim