Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
An Intellectual Portrait of Al-Juwayni
Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
ISBN: 978-1-108-49678-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Abu Ma'ali al-Juwayni (d.478/1085) lived in a politically tumultuous period. The rise of powerful dynastic families forced the Abbasid Caliph into a position of titular power, and created instability. He also witnessed intellectual upheavals living amidst great theological and legal diversity. Collectively, these experiences led him to consider questions of religious certainty and social and political continuity. He noted that if political elites are constantly changing, paralleled with shifting intellectual allegiances, what ensures the continuity of religion? He concluded that continuity of society is contingent upon knowledge and practice of the Shari'a. Here, Sohaira Siddiqui explores how scholars grappled with questions of human reason and knowledge, and how their answers to these questions often led them to challenge dominant ideas of what the Shari'a is. By doing this, she highlights the interconnections between al-Juwayni's discussions on theology, law and politics, and the socio-political intellectual landscapes that forged them.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
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Introduction; Part I. Historical Background: 1. Politics, patronage, and scholarship in Nishapur; 2. Al-Juwayni¯: life of a scholar; Part II. Epistemology: 3. Intellectual fissures: the Ash'ari¯s and the Mu'tazila; 4. The epistemology of al-Juwayni¯; Part III. Legal Theory: 5. Certainty in legal sources: Hòadi¯th; 6. Certainty in legal sources: Ijma¯'; 7. The rise of legal uncertainty: Qiya¯s al-Ma'na¯; 8. Coping with legal uncertainty: Qiya¯s al-Shabah; Part IV. Political Thought: 9. The search for continuity: al-Juwayni¯'s political thought; 10. Continuity, custom, and applied epistemology in al-Juwayni¯'s political thought; Conclusion.
