Anthropomorphism in Islam : : The Challenge of Traditionalism (700-1350) / / Livnat Holtzman.

Explores the problem of anthropomorphism: a major bone of contention in 8th to 14th-century Islamic theologyMore than any other issue in Islamic theology, anthropomorphism (tashbih) stood at the heart of many theological debates, and was mostly discussed within the circles of traditionalist Islam. T...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
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Physical Description:1 online resource (448 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Narrator and the Narrative: A Literary Analysis of Aḥādīth al-Şifāt
  • 2 A Tale of Two Narrators: Some Historical, Geographical and Cultural Considerations
  • 3 Gestures and Aḥādīth al-Şifāt
  • 4 The Diversified Solution to the Challenge of Islamic Traditionalism: Aḥādīth al-Şifāt and Bi-Lā Kayfa
  • 5 Iconic Books and Gestures: Aḥādīth al-Şifāt in the Public Sphere
  • Final Remarks and Conclusions
  • Appendix I Full Translations of Lengthy Traditions
  • Appendix II Full Translation of ‘the H· adı¯th of Allegiance’ of Abu Razin
  • Appendix III Chains of Transmission
  • Appendix IV Chains of Transmission
  • Appendix V Chains of Transmission
  • Bibliography
  • Index