Theology and society in the second and third centuries of the Hijra. : a history of religious thought in early Islam / / Volume 1 : / by Josef van Ess ; translated from German by John O'Kane.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One, Near and Middle East = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section One, Near and Middle East, Volume 116/1
• VerfasserIn: Ess, Josef van,
• TeilnehmendeR: O'Kane, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English; German
• Series: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; Volume 116/1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (567 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

Preliminary Material -- Setting the Seal on Prophecy -- The Awareness of Being Chosen and Identity Formation -- Community and Individual -- Specific Religious Developments around the Turn of the 2nd Century -- The Spread of the Faith -- Introductory Remark on Methodology -- Syria -- Iraq -- Supplementary Remarks.