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Author: Tilman Nagel
Publisher: Marcus Wiener
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work presents Muslim beliefs about God's relationship to humans by drawing on relevant Islamic sources. In connection with the social and political history of Islam, the reader is introduced to the ideas and concepts of Islamic theologians.
Author: Peter G. Riddell
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2003-07-01
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1441231803
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent months, much attention has been paid to Islam and the greater Muslim world. Some analysis has been openly hostile, while even more has been overly simplistic. Islam in Context goes behind the recent crisis to discuss the history of Islam, describe its basic structure and beliefs, explore the current division between Muslim moderates and extremists, and suggest a way forward. Authors Peter G. Riddell and Peter Cotterell draw from sources such as the Qur'an, early Christian chronicles of the Crusades, and contemporary Muslim and non-Muslim writings. They move beyond the stereotypes of Muhammad-both idealized and negative-and argue against the myth that relatively recent events in the Middle East are the only cause for the clash between Islam and the West. Riddell and Cotterell ask the non-Muslim world to attempt to understand Islam from the perspective of Muslims and to acknowledge past mistakes. At the same time, they challenge the Muslim world by suggesting that Islam stands today at a vital crossroads and only Muslims can forge the way forward. Islam in Context will appeal to all those who are interested in an alternative to the easily packaged descriptions of the relationship between Islam and the West.
Author: Hans Kung
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Published: 2007-04-26
Total Pages: 808
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor more than two decades the world religions have been a central topic forans Kung. In books which have inspired millions throughout human society, heas pioneered work towards a new dialogue between cultures. In thisxtraordinary comprehensive book, he gives an in-depth account of Islam.escribing paradigm shifts in its 1400-year history, outlining the variousurrents and surveying the positions of Islam on the urgent questions of theay, few present-day theologians could have written such a complete analysis.n a world where understanding of global politics requires a knowledge ofslam, this is a perfect place to start.
Author: William Montgomery Watt
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2008-09-01
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0202366979
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvents are making clear to ever-widening circles of readers the need for something more than a superficial knowledge of non-European cultures. In particular, the blossoming into independence of numerous African states, many of which are largely Muslim or have a Muslim head of state, has made clear the growing political importance of the Islamic world, and, as a result, the desirability of extending and deepening the understanding and appreciation of this great segment of mankind. Islamic philosophy and theology are looked at together in a chronological framework in this volume. From a modern standpoint, this juxtaposition of the two disciplines is important for the understanding of both; but it should be realized at the outset that it is a reversal of the traditional Islamic procedure. Not merely were the disciplines different, but in the earlier centuries the exponents were two different sets of persons, trained in two different educational traditions, each with its own separate institutions. There was little personal contact between philosophers and theologians, and the influence of the two disciplines on one another was largely by way of polemics. Eventually while philosophy died out as a separate discipline in the Islamic world, many parts of it were incorporated in theology. This work is designed to give the educated reader something more than can be found in the usual popular books. The work undertakes to survey a special part of the field, and to show the present stage of scholarship. Where there is a clear picture this will be given; but where there are gaps, obscurities and differences of opinion, these will also be indicated. This work is brilliant in its design, style, and intimate understanding. It is a must read for specialists and policy makers alike. W. Montgomery Watt (1909-2006) was professor emeritus of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of numerous books, including Muslim-Christian Encounters: Perceptions and Misperceptions, Islam: A Short History, Muhammad's Mecca, and Islamic Surveys: The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe.
Author: Muhammad Ali Aziz
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-03-30
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0857719602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn 'Alwan lived through the transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century Yemen. He was well known in his time for his critique of the ruling elites and their governance, and left behind a substantial body of writings on Islamic mysticism, theology, law and exegesis of the Qur'an. Here Muhammad Aziz presents a comprehensive portrait of Ibn 'Alwan, delineating the religious and political background in Yemen, the development of Sufi orders, the interplay between Sufi, Shi'i and Sunni traditions, and the impact of Ibn 'Alwan on the history of Sufism and Islam. The first study of Ibn 'Alwan in English, "Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam" is essential reading for all those interested in mysticism, early Islam, Sufism, and religion and history more generally.
Author: Mahmoud M. Ayoub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1780744528
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCombining the scholarly with the personal, this innovative introduction by an internationally renowned Islamicist gives the reader an insight into the history, traditions and beliefs of Islam. Taking his own spiritual journey as a starting point, Professor Ayoub explores all aspects of Islam; from the Qur'an and Islamic law to the epic poetry of the Sufis; from the spread of Islam worldwide to reform movements in the US and Europe.
Author: Sabine Schmidtke
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016-03-31
Total Pages: 833
ISBN-13: 0191068799
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWithin the field of Islamic Studies, scientific research of Muslim theology is a comparatively young discipline. Much progress has been achieved over the past decades with respect both to discoveries of new materials and to scholarly approaches to the field. The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the current state of the field. It provides a variegated picture of the state of the art and at the same time suggests new directions for future research. Part One covers the various strands of Islamic theology during the formative and early middle periods, rational as well as scripturalist. To demonstrate the continuous interaction among the various theological strands and its repercussions (during the formative and early middle period and beyond), Part Two offers a number of case studies. These focus on specific theological issues that have developed through the dilemmatic and often polemical interactions between the different theological schools and thinkers. Part Three covers Islamic theology during the later middle and early modern periods. One of the characteristics of this period is the growing amalgamation of theology with philosophy (Peripatetic and Illuminationist) and mysticism. Part Four addresses the impact of political and social developments on theology through a number of case studies: the famous mi?na instituted by al-Ma'mun (r. 189/813-218/833) as well as the mihna to which Ibn 'Aqil (d. 769/1367) was subjected; the religious policy of the Almohads; as well as the shifting interpretations throughout history (particularly during Mamluk and Ottoman times) of the relation between Ash'arism and Maturidism that were often motivated by political motives. Part Five considers Islamic theological thought from the end of the early modern and during the modern period.
Author: Abbas Poya
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2017-03-07
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1443879118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume brings together ten articles on contemporary Muslim thought written by authors from Europe and the Middle East, who are specialized in the fields of Islamic theology, Islamic studies and Political Sciences. The scope of the contributions is limited by two aspects: each contribution focuses either on the thought of a contemporaneous Muslim theologian, whose creative period came after 1950 or on a Muslim stream that is relevant today. Second, the contributions also consider the interdependence between theological debates and the larger context in which they take place. The issues addressed here are diverse in nature and the approaches adopted are various, but they are united in giving testimony to the continuing existence of plurality in Muslim theology. This volume will be especially useful for students and scholars of Islamic theology, Islamic studies, and contemporary Muslim thought, as well as the history of ideas.
Author: John Renard
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2014-05-31
Total Pages: 480
ISBN-13: 0520281888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprised of primary sources assembled from a broad chronological and geographic spectrum, Islamic Theological Themes is a comprehensive anthology of primary Islamic sacred texts in translation.Ê The volume includes rare and never before translated selections, all freshly situated and introduced with a view to opening doors into the larger world of Islamic life, belief, and culture.Ê From pre-theological material on the scriptural end of the spectrum, to the more practical material at the other, John Renard broadens our concepts of what counts as ÒIslamic theology,Ó situating Islamic theological literature within the context of the emerging sub-discipline of Relational/Comparative Theology. Divided into five parts, students and scholars will find this collection to be an indispensible tool.
Author: Duncan B. MacDonald
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2011-05-16
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781461190516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new version of the Classic book is a survey of the history of Islamic thought, and law by a Western scholar Duncan MacDonald. Publisher's Preface; Preface; Introduction; Part I. Constitutional Development; Chapter I.; Chapter ii.; Chapter iii.; Part ii. Development Of Jurisprudence; Chapter I.; Chapter ii.; Part iii. Theology; Chapter I.; Chapter ii.; Chapter iii.; Chapter iv.; Chapter V.; Chapter vi.; Appendix I: Illustrative Documents; Ash-shahrastani On The Classification Of Muslim Sects; The Prophet In A Tradition; A Short Creed By Al-ash'ari; A Short Creed By Al-ghazzali; Articles Of Belief Of Najm Ad-din Abu Hafs An-nasafi; The Creed Of Muhammad Al-fudali; Analysis Of The Taqrib Of Abu Shuja Al-ispahani; Appendix ii: Bibliography; Books And Articles, General And Fundamental, For The Study Of Islam; On Muslim History And On Present Condition Of Muslim World; On Muslim Traditions And Law; On Muslim Theology, Philosophy And Mysticism; Appendix iii.; Chronological Table
