The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology

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Title

The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology

Author

Winter, Tim, editor

Publisher

Cambridge

Publisher Translated

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Place of Publication

United Kingdom: Cambridge

No. of Pages

337 p.

Language

English

Publication Date

20080000

Primary Classification

1.2

Secondary Classification

1.2

Primary Document Type

b

Table Of Contents

Notes on contributors -- Introduction / Tim Winter -- Pt. I. Historical perspectives -- 1. Qur'an and hadith / M.A.S. Abdel Haleem -- 2. The early creed / Khalid Blankinship -- 3. Islamic philosophy (falsafa) / Hossein Ziai -- 4. The developed kalām tradition / Oliver Leaman (part I) and Sajjad Rizvi (part II) -- 5. The social construction of orthodoxy / Ahmed El Shamsy -- Pt. II. Themes -- 6. God: essence and attributes / Nader El-Bizri -- 7. Creation / David B. Burrell -- 8. Ethics / Steffen A. J. Stelzer -- 9. Revelation / Yahya Michot -- 10. The existence of God / Ayman Shihadeh -- 11. Worship / William C. Chittick -- 12. Theological dimensions of Islamic law / Umar F. Abd-Allah -- 13. Theology and Sufism / Toby Mayer -- 14. Epistemology and divine discourse / Paul-A. Hardy -- 15. Eschatology / Marcia Hermansen -- Index

Call Number

BP166.1 .C36 2008

Subject Captions

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Series

Cambridge companions to religion

ISBN

9780521785495

Collection

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Citation

“The Cambridge companion to classical Islamic theology,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 23, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/34356.