UID:
almahu_9949701418402882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004261846
Series Statement:
Islamic history and civilization / Studies and texts ; v. 100
Uniform Title:
Al-Maturidi und die sunnitische Theologie in Samarkand.
Content:
Al-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.
Note:
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Foundation and Establishment of Ḥanafite Theology in the Second/ Eighth and Early Third/Ninth Centuries -- 2 Development in the Third/Ninth Century -- 3 The State of Theology during al-Māturīdī's Lifetime -- 4 Life and Activity -- 5 Theological Opponents -- 6 Works -- 7 Structures and Their Forerunning Models -- 8 An Outline of al-Māturīdī's Teachings -- Concluding Observations -- Appendix: Inauthentic and Doubtful Texts -- Bibliography -- Index of People -- Index of Religious and Political Movements -- Index of Arabic Terms.
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Translated from German.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Al-Māturīdī and the Development of Sunnī Theology in Samarqand Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2015, ISBN 9789004234154
Language:
English
