The Theology of Abū L-Qāsim Al-Balkhī/Al-Kaʿbī (D. 319/931)

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-90-04-25969-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 99, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies

This is the first comprehensive monograph on the theology of Abu l-Qasim al-Ka'bi al-Balkhi (d. 319/931), a leading Mu'tazili who flourished at the end of the Baghdadi school and at the beginning of the scholastic phase of Mu'tazili history. The study of al-Ka'bi’s theology has been hindered by historiographical barriers: the fragmentary nature of extant articles, and the difficulties of reconstructing their contexts. This work investigates the twofold challenge of recovering al-Ka'bi’s theology on the basis of a source-critical reconstruction of major extant fragments. One result of this study positions al-Ka'bi’s theology as influenced less by the precepts of a Baghdadi school, and guided more by his individual views and affinity for earlier independent Mu'tazili positions. Another result not only corroborates al-Ka'bi’s previously noted contributions in epistemology and cosmology, but also argues for their centrality to his theology as a whole.

Autoren/Hrsg.

El Omari, Racha

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 7. - 14. Jahrhundert

Über Autor(innen)

Racha el Omari, Ph.D. (2006), Yale University, is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara.