Islamic Theology, Philosophy and Law : : Debating Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya / / ed. by Birgit Krawietz, Georges Tamer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Arif, Syamsuddin,; Belhaj, Abdessamad,; Böttcher, Annabelle,; Holtzman, Livnat,; Hoover, Jon,; Kokoschka, Alina,; Krawietz, Birgit,; Langermann, Y. Tzvi,; Melchert, Christopher,; Preckel, Claudia,; Riexinger, Martin,; Schallenbergh, Gino,; Schlosser, Dominik,; Tamer, Georges,; von Kügelgen, Anke,; Özervarli, M. Sait,
• HerausgeberIn: Krawietz, Birgit,; Tamer, Georges,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients : Beihefte zur Zeitschrift “Der Islam” , N.F. 27
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (583 p.)

A unique collection of studies, the present volume sheds new light on central themes of Ibn Taymiyya's (661/1263-728/1328) and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya's (691/1292-751/1350) thought and the relevance of their ideas to diverse Muslim societies. Investigating their positions in Islamic theology, philosophy and law, the contributions discuss a wide range of subjects, e.g. law and order; the divine compulsion of human beings; the eternity of eschatological punishment; the treatment of Sufi terminology; and the proper Islamic attitude towards Christianity. Notably, a section of the book is dedicated to analyzing Ibn Taymiyya's struggle for and against reason as well as his image as a philosopher in contemporary Islamic thought. Several articles present the influential legacy of both thinkers in shaping an Islamic discourse facing the challenges of modernity. This volume will be especially useful for students and scholars of Islamic studies, philosophy, sociology, theology, and history of ideas.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Appropriation of Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya -- Section 1: Human Agency -- Divine Wisdom, Human Agency and the fiṭra in Ibn Taymiyya’s Thought -- Debating the Doctrine of jabr (Compulsion) -- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s Manipulation of Sufi Terms -- Section 2: The Career of Books -- Ibn al-Qayyim’s Kitāb al-Rūḥ -- The Relation of Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya to the Ḥanbalī School of Law -- Screening Ṣiddīq Ḥasan Khān’s Library -- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya in the “Lands Below the Wind” -- Section 3: Philosophy -- The Poison of Philosophy -- The Curse of Philosophy -- Section 4: Inclusion and Exclusion in Islamic Theology and Law -- Against Islamic Universalism -- Law and Order According to Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya -- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya’s Attitude Toward Christianity in Hidāyat al-ḥayārā fī ajwibat al-yahūd wal-naṣārā -- Section 5: Creative Reception Outside the Arab World -- Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya as Changing Salafi Icons -- Ibn Taymiyya’s Worldview and the Challenge of Modernity -- Bibliography -- Index