Scripturalist Islam : the history and doctrines of the Akhbārī Shīʻī school /
The Akhbārī School dominated the intellectual landscape of Imāmī Shiʿism between the Seventeenth and early Nineteenth Centuries. Its principal doctrines involved a reliance on scripture (primarily the sayings or akhbār of the Shiʿite Imams) and a rejection of the rational exegetical techniques which...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
Series:
Islamic philosophy, theology, and science,
v. 72
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
72.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2007, ISBN: 9789004223028.
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Call Number: BP195.A7 G54 2007
| Summary: | The Akhbārī School dominated the intellectual landscape of Imāmī Shiʿism between the Seventeenth and early Nineteenth Centuries. Its principal doctrines involved a reliance on scripture (primarily the sayings or akhbār of the Shiʿite Imams) and a rejection of the rational exegetical techniques which had become orthodox doctrine in Imāmī theology and law. However, the Akhbārīs were not simple literalists, as they are at times portrayed in secondary literature. They developed a complex theory of exegesis in which texts could be interpreted, whilst at the same time remaining doggedly committed to the ability of the revelatory texts to provide answers to theological and legal questions arising within the Shīʿī community. This book is the first in-depth study of the intellectual development and historical influence of the Akhbārī School. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-333) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047421627 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8729 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |