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050			_aBP 166.1 _b.W3 2006
100			_aWatt, William Montgomery _917375
245			_aThe Formative Period of Islamic Thought
250			_aFirst South Asian Edition
260			_aOxford, England _bOneworld _cc.2006
300			_axii, 424 p.; _bill.; _c22 cm.
500			_aIncludes abbreviations, notes and index.
505			_aContents:
505			_aPart 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.
520			_aSummary:
520			_aThis landmark book describes the course of religious thinking within Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632, to 950.
650			_aIslam _vDoctrines _xHistory _952117
856			_uwww.oneworld-publications.com
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBP 166.1 _i.W3 2006
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