The Cambridge Companion to Classical Islamic TheologyTimothy Winter 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. |
Contents
Section 1 | 19 |
Section 2 | 33 |
Section 3 | 37 |
Section 4 | 54 |
Section 5 | 55 |
Section 6 | 63 |
Section 7 | 65 |
Section 8 | 66 |
Section 19 | 144 |
Section 20 | 148 |
Section 21 | 150 |
Section 22 | 161 |
Section 23 | 178 |
Section 24 | 180 |
Section 25 | 196 |
Section 26 | 197 |
Section 9 | 67 |
Section 10 | 77 |
Section 11 | 85 |
Section 12 | 97 |
Section 13 | 105 |
Section 14 | 110 |
Section 15 | 117 |
Section 16 | 121 |
Section 17 | 138 |
Section 18 | 141 |
Section 27 | 218 |
Section 28 | 229 |
Section 29 | 237 |
Section 30 | 258 |
Section 31 | 260 |
Section 32 | 284 |
Section 33 | 288 |
Section 34 | 308 |
Section 35 | 309 |
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