Islamic philosophy & theology

by Watt, W. Montgomery, (William Montgomery)

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This work undertakes to survey a special part of the field, and to show the present stage of scholarship. Where there is a clear picture this will be given; but where there are gaps, obscurities and differences of opinion, these will also be indicated. It is a must read for specialists and policy makers alike.

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Full title :Islamic philosophy & theology / W. Montgomery Watt.

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Publication Date:2009

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Publisher(s):AldineTransaction
Place of Publication:New Brunswick [N.J.]
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009

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Reprint. Originally published: Edinburgh : University Press, 1962.

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Description:xxiii, 196 pages ; : 23 cm

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ISBN:9780202362724, 0202362728
oclc:ocn229035382
LC Classification:BP166.1
Dewey Decimal:181/.07

The Umayyad period. The beginnings of sectarianism ; The Khārijites ; The Shīʻtes ; The Murjiʼites and other moderates -- The first wave of Hellenism 750-950. The historical background ; The translators and the first philosophers ; The expansion of Shīʻism ; The Muʻtazilites ; The consolidation of Sunnism ; Al-Ashʻarī -- The second wave of Hellenism 950-1258. The historical background ;The flowering of philosophy ; The vicissitudes of Shīʻism ; The progress of Sunnite theology ; Al-Ghazālī ; Sunnite theology from 1100 to 1250 ; Theology and philosophy in the Islamic west -- The period of darkness. The historical background ; The sclerosis of philosophical theology ; The vitality of the Ḥanbalites ; The transformation of Shīʻism -- The new dawn. The prospect for theology.