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Anthropomorphism in Islam : the challenge of traditionalism (700-1350) / Livnat Holtzman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holtzman, Livnat, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
- Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anthropomorphism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Anthropomorphism.
- Islam--Doctrines--History.
- Islam.
- God (Islam)--Attributes--History of doctrines.
- God (Islam).
- Hadith--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Hadith.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- More than any other issue in Islamic theology, anthropomorphism (tashbih) stood at the heart of many theological debates, and was mostly discussed within the circles of traditionalist Islam. The way a scholar interpreted the anthropomorphic descriptions of God in the Qur'an or the Hadith (for instance, God's hand, God's laughter or God's sitting on the heavenly throne) often reflected his political and social stature, as well as his theological affinity.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 The Narrator and the Narrative: A Literary Analysis of Aḥādīth al-Şifāt
- 2 A Tale of Two Narrators: Some Historical, Geographical and Cultural Considerations
- 3 Gestures and Aḥādīth al-Şifāt
- 4 The Diversified Solution to the Challenge of Islamic Traditionalism: Aḥādīth al-Şifāt and Bi-Lā Kayfa
- 5 Iconic Books and Gestures: Aḥādīth al-Şifāt in the Public Sphere
- Final Remarks and Conclusions
- Appendix I Full Translations of Lengthy Traditions
- Appendix II Full Translation of ‘the H· adı¯th of Allegiance’ of Abu Razin
- Appendix III Chains of Transmission
- Appendix IV Chains of Transmission
- Appendix V Chains of Transmission
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-4482-2
- 0-7486-8957-5
- 0-7486-8958-3
- OCLC:
- 1306539103
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