Defenders of reason in Islam : Muʿtazilism from medieval school to modern symbol
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Defenders of reason in Islam : Muʿtazilism from medieval school to modern symbol
Oneworld Publications, c1997
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Includes translations of two texts, one from the Arabic and one from the Indonesian
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-246) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This clearly written text explores the rational theology of Islam, the conflict between the "defenders of God" and the "defenders of reason", and the controversy's historical roots.
Table of Contents
- Introduction - a tale of two texts
- the rise and fall of the Mu'tazila in premodern Islam
- the life and works of Qadi' abd Al-Jabbar
- a "thick description" of the five Usul
- Kiab Al-Usul Al-Khamsa (book of the five fundamentals) - a translation
- the persistance of traditionalism and rationalism
- the significance of Mu'tazilism in Indonesia
- Harun Naustion's defense of Mu'tazilism
- Kaum Mu'tazilah dan Pandangan Rasionalanya (the Mu'Tazila and rational philosophy) - a translation
- modern and postmodern glosses of Mu'tazilism
- the implication of modernity - deconstructing the argument.
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