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Theology and society in the second and third centuries of the Hijra a history of religious thought in Early Islam by Josef van Ess ; translated from German by John O'Kane

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1, Near and Middle East (2014) ; ; v. 116.Publisher: Leiden Boston Brill [2017-]Description: 1 online resource (volumes)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789004323384
  • 9004323384
  • 9789004344020
  • 9004344020
  • 9789004356405
  • 9004356401
  • 9789004381599
  • 9004381597
  • 9004402845
  • 9789004402843
Uniform titles:
  • Theologie und Gesellschaft im 2. und 3. Jahrhundert Hidschra. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theology and society in the second and third centuries of the HijraDDC classification:
  • 297.209/021 23
LOC classification:
  • BP166.1 .E8413 2017eb
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  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Translator's Acknowledgements; Preface; List of the Most Frequent Abbreviations (Excluding Journals); Part A Prelude: Characteristics of Islamic Religiosity in the 1st Century; Chapter 1 Setting the Seal on Prophecy; Chapter 2 The Awareness of Being Chosen and IdentityFormation; 2.1 Symbols of Islamic Identity in the Caliphate of AThe Murjiʼabd al-Malik; 2.2 Early Evidence in the Literary Tradition; Chapter 3 Community and Individual; 3.1 Faith and the Promise of Paradise; 3.2 Consciousness of Sin and Individual Responsibility; 3.3 Divine Grace and Predestination
Summary: Theology and Society is the most comprehensive study of Islamic intellectual and religious history, focusing on Muslim theology. With its emphasis on the eighth and ninth centuries CE, it remains the most detailed prosopographical study of the early phase of the formation of Islam. Originally published in German between 1991 and 1995, Theology and Society is a monument of scholarship and a unique scholarly enterprise which has stood the test of time as an unparalleled reference workTranslation of: Ess, Josef van, Theologie und Gesellschaft im 2. und 3. Jahrhundert Hidschra, Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 1991-1997
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)2553685
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1635892
eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1924079

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Theology and Society is the most comprehensive study of Islamic intellectual and religious history, focusing on Muslim theology. With its emphasis on the eighth and ninth centuries CE, it remains the most detailed prosopographical study of the early phase of the formation of Islam. Originally published in German between 1991 and 1995, Theology and Society is a monument of scholarship and a unique scholarly enterprise which has stood the test of time as an unparalleled reference work

Translator's Acknowledgements; Preface; List of the Most Frequent Abbreviations (Excluding Journals); Part A Prelude: Characteristics of Islamic Religiosity in the 1st Century; Chapter 1 Setting the Seal on Prophecy; Chapter 2 The Awareness of Being Chosen and IdentityFormation; 2.1 Symbols of Islamic Identity in the Caliphate of AThe Murjiʼabd al-Malik; 2.2 Early Evidence in the Literary Tradition; Chapter 3 Community and Individual; 3.1 Faith and the Promise of Paradise; 3.2 Consciousness of Sin and Individual Responsibility; 3.3 Divine Grace and Predestination

Volumes 2 - 4 translated by Gwendolin Goldbloom