| Islam, Christianity and Tradition: A Comparative Exploration Contributor(s): Netton, Ian Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748623914 ISBN-13: 9780748623914 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: This book is unique in offering a comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity. The author draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources including contemporary newspaper and journal articles, documents and letters, adding an immediacy to a lucid and stimulating text. Drawing on past and present evidence, and using Christian tradition as a focus for contrast and comparison, Ian R. Netton highlights the seemingly paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Islam - Rituals & Practice |
| Dewey: 262.8 |
| LCCN: 2008425388 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity.The idea of 'tradition' has enjoyed a variety of senses and definitions in Islam and Christianity, but both have cleaved at certain times to a supposedly 'golden age' of tradition from the past. In comparing the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity, key themes are explored: - The roles of authority- Fundamentalism- The use of reason- Ijtihad (independent thinking)- Original comparisons between Islamic Salafism and Christian LefebvrismThe author suggests there has been a chain of thinkers from classical Islam to the twentieth century who share a common interest in ijtihad (or independent thinking). Drawing on past and present evidence, and using Christian tradition as a focus for contrast and comparison, the author highlights the seemingly paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam.The author draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources including contemporary newspaper and journal articles, documents and letters, adding an immediacy to a lucid and stimulating text.Key Features- Proposes a new vocabulary for the articulation of Islam- Offers original comparisons between Salafism and Lefebvrism- Highlights the paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam- Articulates the yearning amongst today's Muslim and Christian traditionalists for a revival of a 'golden age' from whence, they believe, all good traditions derive |