Before Revelation: The Boundaries of Muslim Moral Thought (SUNY Serie - Couverture souple

Reinhart, A. Kevin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0791422909 ISBN 13 : 9780791422908

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1995

Synopsis

Book by Reinhart A Kevin

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Studies the development of Muslim jurisprudential and theological thought by analyzing the dispute that raged from the ninth to the nineteenth century over the assessment of acts that took place before the Qur'anic Revelation. Before Revelation studies the development of Muslim jurisprudential and theological thought as expressed in the extensive dispute over the assessment of acts that took place before the arrival of Revelation. Between the ninth and nineteenth centuries Muslims debated, often fiercely, the question, "What is the value of an act-moving from place to place, breathing, or eating a tasty food, for instance-before Revelation arrives" That is, Muslims, whose existence as Muslims derived from the Qur'anic Revelation, debated whether acts could be called "good", or "reprehensible", before the Qur'an. This book analyzes that prolonged debate from a History of Religions perspective, using sources from the Muslim sciences of jurisprudential theory (usal-fiqh) and theology (kalam).

Biographie de l'auteur :

A. Kevin Reinhart is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0791422909
• ISBN 13: 9780791422908
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 278