Beyond Schools: Muḥammad born Ibrāhīm al-Wazīrʼs (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Damaris Wilmers

Series:

Islamic History and Civilization 154.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of (Islam).

God (Islam).

Ijtihād (Islamic law).

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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 396 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2018.

Summary:

In Beyond Schools: Muḥammad born Ibrāhīm al-Wazīrʼs (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity , Damaris Wilmers provides the first extensive analysis of Ibn al-Wazīrʼs 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-Wazīrʼs works with those of his Zaydi contemporary Aḥmad born Yaḥyā born 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:

Front Matter

Copyright Page

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Lives and Intellectual Environment of Ibn al-Wazīr and Ibn al-Murtaḍā

Ibn al-Wazīr’s Works

Central Concepts of Ibn al-Wazīr’s Epistemological Thought

Central Concepts of Ibn al-Wazīr’s Theological Thought

The Structure of Legal Authority in Ibn al-Wazīr’s Thought

Conclusion

Back Matter

Bibliography.

Notes:

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ISBN:

90-04-38111-2

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004381117 DOI