Theology and Society in the Second and Third Centuries of the Hijra. Volume 4 : : A History of Religious Thought in Early Islam / / Josef van Ess.

• Author: Ess, Josef van.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston : : BRILL,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East 116/4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (839 pages).

Theology and Society is the most comprehensive study of Islamic intellectual and religious history, focusing on Muslim theology. With its emphasis on the eighth and ninth centuries CE, it remains the most detailed prosopographical study of the early phase of the formation of Islam. Originally published in German between 1991 and 1995, Theology and Society is a monument of scholarship and a unique scholarly enterprise which has stood the test of time as an unparalleled reference work.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface -- The Unification of Islamic Thought and the Flowering of Theology (continued) -- Muʿtazilites during and after the miḥna -- Theologians on the Periphery of the Muʿtazila -- The Argument over the Quran -- The Expansion of the Muʿtazila during the Third Century -- The Crisis -- Summary of the History of the Subject Matter -- Introduction. The Topics of Theology -- The Image of God -- The Image of the Human -- Eschatology -- Faith -- Theology and Society.