The Formative Period of Islamic Thought
Watt, William Montgomery
The Formative Period of Islamic Thought - First South Asian Edition - Oxford, England Oneworld c.2006 - xii, 424 p.; ill.; 22 cm.
Includes abbreviations, notes and index.
Contents: Part 1 The beginnings: the Kharaijites; Proto-Shi'ite phenomena under the Umayyads; the general religious movement; God's determination of events; faith and community. Part 2 The century of struggle (750-850): the establishment of the 'Abbasids; the attraction of reasoning; the great Mu'tazilites. Part 3 The triumph of Sunnism; the political background; the maturing of Sunnite theology.
Summary: This landmark book describes the course of religious thinking within Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, to 950.
1851681523 9781851681525
Islam--History--Doctrines
BP 166.1 / .W3 2006
The Formative Period of Islamic Thought - First South Asian Edition - Oxford, England Oneworld c.2006 - xii, 424 p.; ill.; 22 cm.
Includes abbreviations, notes and index.
Contents: Part 1 The beginnings: the Kharaijites; Proto-Shi'ite phenomena under the Umayyads; the general religious movement; God's determination of events; faith and community. Part 2 The century of struggle (750-850): the establishment of the 'Abbasids; the attraction of reasoning; the great Mu'tazilites. Part 3 The triumph of Sunnism; the political background; the maturing of Sunnite theology.
Summary: This landmark book describes the course of religious thinking within Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, to 950.
1851681523 9781851681525
Islam--History--Doctrines
BP 166.1 / .W3 2006