The Formative Period of Islamic Thought
Material type:
- 1851681523
- 9781851681525
- BP 166.1 .W3 2006

Current library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks | BKS | BP 166.1 .W3 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 3172 | Available | AUA005662 |
Includes abbreviations, notes and index.
Contents:
Part 1 The beginnings: the Kharaijites; Proto-Shi'ite phenomena under the Umayyads; the general religious movement; God's determination of events; faith and community. Part 2 The century of struggle (750-850): the establishment of the 'Abbasids; the attraction of reasoning; the great Mu'tazilites. Part 3 The triumph of Sunnism; the political background; the maturing of Sunnite theology.
Summary:
This landmark book describes the course of religious thinking within Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, to 950.