Theology and creed in Sunni Islam[el...
Halverson, Jeffry R.

 

  • Theology and creed in Sunni Islam[electronic resource] :the Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, and political Sunnism /
  • Record Type: Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
    [NT 15000414]: 297.2/0410904
    Title/Author: Theology and creed in Sunni Islam : the Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, and political Sunnism // Jeffry R. Halverson.
    Author: Halverson, Jeffry R.
    Published: New York, N.Y. : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2010.
    Description: 188 p. : : ill.
    Subject: Islam - Theology.
    Subject: Sunnites - Doctrines.
    Subject: Islam - Doctrines.
    Subject: Asharites.
    ISBN: 9780230106581
    ISBN: 0230106587
    [NT 15000227]: Includes bibliographical references and index.
    [NT 15000228]: The doctrines of Sunni theology -- The demise of 'ilm al-kalam -- Between theology and creed -- The guide through the storm -- The Taliban and the Maturidite school -- The promise of Ash'arite semiotics -- Conclusion: the revival of kalam?.
    [NT 15000229]: The history of Sunni theology is little known, but the impact of itsdemise has profoundly shaped modern Islam. This book explores the correlation between anti-theological thought and the rise of Islamism in the twentieth century by examining Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the leadership of Umar al-Tilmisani (d. 1986). The sociopolitical implicationsof anti-theological creedalism and its postcolonial intermarriage withthe modern nation-state are also analyzed. Ultimately, this study seeks to know whether a revival of Sunni theology, as a rational discourse on religion, can dilute the absolutism of increasingly pervasive Islamist thought in the contemporary Muslim world.
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