Islamic philosophy & theology. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Islamic philosophy and theology
• Further Information: Note: W. Montgomery Watt.
• Authors: Watt, W. Montgomery (William Montgomery)
• Contents: The Umayyad period. The beginnings of sectarianism ; The Khārijites ; The Shīʻtes ; The Murjiʼites and other moderates -- The first wave of Hellenism 750-950. The historical background ; The translators and the first philosophers ; The expansion of Shīʻism ; The Muʻtazilites ; The consolidation of Sunnism ; Al-Ashʻarī -- The second wave of Hellenism 950-1258. The historical background ;The flowering of philosophy ; The vicissitudes of Shīʻism ; The progress of Sunnite theology ; Al-Ghazālī ; Sunnite theology from 1100 to 1250 ; Theology and philosophy in the Islamic west -- The period of darkness. The historical background ; The sclerosis of philosophical theology ; The vitality of the Ḥanbalites ; The transformation of Shīʻism -- The new dawn. The prospect for theology.
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 181/.07; Islam -- Doctrines -- History; Islamic philosophy; Islam -- Doctrines; Islamic philosophy; Islam -- lärosatser -- historia; PHILOSOPHY / Eastern; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351511414; 1351511416
• Related ISBNs: 9781138526426; 9780202362724
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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