On the boundaries of theological tolerance in Islam :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghāzalīʼs Fayṣal al-Tafriqa bayna al-Islām wa al-zandaqa /
First Statement of Responsibility
Sherman A. Jackson.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Oxford :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiv, 156 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in Islamic philosophy ;
Volume Designation
volume I
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Foreword by the General Editor -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Part One -- A. Theology Between Tolerance and Exclusivity -- B. Theology Between Religion and History -- C. Theology Between Traditionalism and Rationalism -- D. Theology Between Orthodoxy and Heresy -- Introduction: Part Two -- A. Al-Ghazālī: Relevant Aspects of his Life and Times -- 1. The Iḥyāʼ and the Culture of the ʻUlamāʼ -- 2. 'Abd al-Qāhir al-Baghdādī -- B. Fayṣal al-Tafriqa -- 1. The Extremists -- 2. The Crypto-Infidels -- 3. The Limits of Reason: The Critique of Kalām -- 4. The Limits of Experience and the Boundlessness of God's Mercy -- C. Conclusion -- D. A Note on the Translation -- Annotated Translaton of Fayṣal al-Tafriqa bayna al-Islām wa al-Zandaqa -- Section I -- Section II -- Section III -- Section IV -- Section V -- Section VI -- Section VII -- Section VIII -- Section IX -- Section X -- Section XI -- Section XII -- Section XIII -- Section XIV -- Section XV -- Bibliography -- Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Abu Hamid al Ghazali, one of the most famous Muslim intellectuals in the history of Islam, set out to provide a legally sanctioned definition of Unbelief (kufr) as the basis for a criterion for determining who is to be considered a Muslim and who is not, as far as theology is concerned. The translation is preceded by an extensive commentary in which the author reconstructs the historical and theoretical context of the Faysal and discusses its relevance for contemporary thought and practice." "This is particularly relevant to the contemporary Muslim theological scene, given the on-going controversy between Revivalist groups, Rationalist and Traditionalist, as to what is the true interpretation of religion and what constitutes a grave deviation from it"--Jacket.
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On the boundaries of theological tolerance in Islam.