In praise of the few : studies in Shiʻi thought and history /
"In Praise of the Few: Studies in Shiʻi Thought and History is a selection of Etan Kohlberg's research on Shiʻi Islam over a period of fifty years. It includes previously published articles, revised dissertation chapters, and a full bibliography of the author's work. Divided into two...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden Boston :
BRILL,
2020.
Series:
Shii Islam: Texts and Studies;
volume 01.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341.
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Call Number: BP192.3 .K64 2020
| Summary: | "In Praise of the Few: Studies in Shiʻi Thought and History is a selection of Etan Kohlberg's research on Shiʻi Islam over a period of fifty years. It includes previously published articles, revised dissertation chapters, and a full bibliography of the author's work. Divided into two parts, the collection begins with chapters from Kohlberg's Oxford doctoral dissertation (1971) and related articles that investigate Sunni and Shiʻi views on the Prophet's Companions and debates concerning the extent of their authority as sources of religious knowledge. Part Two traces the doctrinal and historical developments pertaining to various dimensions of Imāmī Shiʻi intellectual tradition such as theology, hadith, law and jurisprudence. and exegesis". |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004406971 |