Shi'I Doctrine, Mu'Tazili Theology - Al-Sharif Al-Murtada and Imami Discourse (Paperback)

God is not free to act; He is bound by human ethics. To be just, He must create an individual of perfect intellect and infallible morality. People are obligated to submit to this person; otherwise eternal damnation awaits them. While these claims may be interpreted as an affront to God's power, an insult to human judgment and a justification for despotism, Shi'i Muslims in the eleventh century eagerly adopted them in their attempts to forge a 'rational' religious discourse. They utilized everything from literary studies and political theory to natural philosophy and metaphysical speculation in support of this project. This book presents the contribution of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyzes his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of Shi'i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic Mu'tazili theology.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2018
Authors:	Hussein Ali Abdulsater
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	1120
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-4124-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-4124-6
Barcode:	9781474441247

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