Beyond Schools : Muhammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Wazīr's (d. 840/1436) epistemology of ambiguity / by Damaris Wilmers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilmers, Damaris, author.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 154.

Islamic history and civilization, studies and texts ; volume 154

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ibn al-Wazīr, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm, 1373 or 1374-1436.

Ibn al-Wazīr, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm.

Ibn al-Murtaḍá, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, 1363-1437.

Ibn al-Murtaḍá, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá.

Knowledge, Theory of (Islam).

God (Islam).

Ijtihād (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

x, 396 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Muhammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Wazīr's (d. 840/1436) epistemology of ambiguity

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

In Beyond Schools: Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Wazīr's (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity, Damaris Wilmers provides the first extensive analysis of Ibn al-Wazīr's thought and its role in the "Sunnisation of the Zaydiyya", emphasizing its significance for conflicts between schools of thought and law beyond the Yemeni context. Contrasting Ibn al-Wazīr's works with those of his Zaydi contemporary Aḥmad b. Yaḥyā b. al-Murtaḍā, Damaris Wilmers offers a study of a number of heretofore unedited texts from 9th/15th century Yemen when Zaydi identity was challenged by an increasing theological and legal diversity. She shows how Ibn al-Wazīr, who has been classed with different schools, actually de-emphasized school affiliation and developed an integrative approach based on a unique theory of knowledge.

Contents:

Life and intellectual environment of ibn al-Wazir and ibn al-Murtada

Ahmad b. Yahya b. al-Murtada (d. 840/1436) as a scholar

Central concepts of Ibn al-Wazir's epistemological thought

The argument from the absence of evidence (al-istidlal bi-l-'adam).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wilmers, Damaris, author. Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Wazir's (d. 8401436) epistemology of ambiguity

ISBN:

9789004378353

9004378359

OCLC:

1043307581