Scripturalist Islam : the history and doctrines of the Akhbārī Shīʻī school /
Akhb?r? Shi'ism was "scripturalist" in that Akhb?r's believed that all questions of theology and law could be found in the texts of revelation. There was no need, they believed, to turn to alternative sources (such as reason or inspiration). This book offers the first detailed st...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007
Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : 2007 Leiden ; Boston : 2007 |
| Series: | Islamic philosophy, theology, and science,
v. 72 Islamic philosophy, theology and science ; v. 72 Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 72 Islamic philosophy, theology, and science v. 72 Islamic philosophy, theology, and science v. 72 Islamic philosophy, theology, and science v. 72 |
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| Summary: | Akhb?r? Shi'ism was "scripturalist" in that Akhb?r's believed that all questions of theology and law could be found in the texts of revelation. There was no need, they believed, to turn to alternative sources (such as reason or inspiration). This book offers the first detailed study of the School's doctrines and history The Akhbari School dominated the intellectual landscape of Imami Shi'ism between the Seventeenth and early Nineteenth Centuries. Its principal doctrines involved a reliance on scripture (primarily the sayings or akhbar of the Shi'ite Imams) and a rejection of the rational exegetical techniques which had become orthodox doctrine in Imami theology and law. However, the Akhbaris were not simple literalists, as they are at times portrayed in secondary literature. They developed a complex theory of exegesis in which texts could be interpreted, whilst at the same time remaining doggedly committed to the ability of the revelatory texts to provide answers to theological and legal questions arising within the Shii community. This book is the first in-depth study of the intellectual development and historical influence of the Akhbari School. -- Back cover |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 339 p. : ill. ; 25 cm xxiii, 339 p. ; 25 cm xxiii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm xxiii, 339 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-333) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-333) and index |
| ISBN: | 900415728X (hbk.) 900415728X 9789004157286 (hbk.) 9789004157286 (hd.bd.) 9789004157286 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8729 ; |