| Early Islamic Theology: The Mu`tazilites and Al-Ash`ari: Texts and Studies on the Development and History of Kalam, Vol. II Contributor(s): Frank, Richard M. (Author), Gutas, Dimitri (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0860789780 ISBN-13: 9780860789789 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - History |
| Dewey: 297.2 |
| Series: Texts and Studies on the Development and History of Kalam |
| Physical Information: (1.54 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the second of three volumes reprinting the collected papers on Islamic subjects by Richard M. Frank, Professor Emeritus at the Catholic University of America. It brings together Franks's articles on early kalam, the Mu tazilites, and the development of the thought of al-Ash ari. The studies in this collection are of particular importance for the study of kalam, in that they represent an original attempt to make philosophical sense and understand the theoretical underpinnings of the foundational theological tradition in early Islam, the Mu tazilite school of Basra. They focus, among others, on Abu l-Hudhayl al- Allaf, al-Jubba i, and al-Ash ari, and include a critical edition and translation of the latter's al-Hathth ala l-bahth. |