Beyond Schools: Muḥammad born Ibrāhīm al-Wazīrʼs (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity.

• Author: Damaris Wilmers
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston: : Brill, , 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic History and Civilization 154.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 396 pages)

In Beyond Schools: Muḥammad born Ibrāhīm al-Wazīrʼs (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity , Damaris Wilmers provides the first extensive analysis of Ibn al-Wazīrʼs thought and its role in the “Sunnisation of the Zaydiyya”, emphasizing its significance for conflicts between schools of thought and law beyond the Yemeni context. Contrasting Ibn al-Wazīrʼs works with those of his Zaydi contemporary Aḥmad born Yaḥyā born al-Murtaḍā, Damaris Wilmers offers a study of a number of heretofore unedited texts from 9th/15th century Yemen when Zaydi identity was challenged by an increasing theological and legal diversity. She shows how Ibn al-Wazīr, who has been classed with different schools, actually de-emphasized school affiliation and developed an integrative approach based on a unique theory of knowledge.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Lives and Intellectual Environment of Ibn al-Wazīr and Ibn al-Murtaḍā -- Ibn al-Wazīr’s Works -- Central Concepts of Ibn al-Wazīr’s Epistemological Thought -- Central Concepts of Ibn al-Wazīr’s Theological Thought -- The Structure of Legal Authority in Ibn al-Wazīr’s Thought -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography.