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Islam, Christianity and Tradition: A Comparative Exploration
Ian Richard Netton
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Description for Islam, Christianity and Tradition: A Comparative Exploration
Hardback. This book offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity. In comparing the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity, key themes are explored such as the roles of authority, fundamentalism, the use of reason, and ijtihad (independent thinking). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRH; HRLB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 524.
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 Lefebvrism The author suggests there has been a chain of thinkers from classical Islam to the twentieth century who share ... Read more
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 Lefebvrism The author suggests there has been a chain of thinkers from classical Islam to the twentieth century who share ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748623914
SKU
V9780748623914
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About Ian Richard Netton
Ian Richard Netton is the Sharjah Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author or editor of eighteen other books and is an internationally acclaimed authority in the field of Islamic Studies. His particular research interests include Islamic Philosophy and theology, Islamic anthropology, Sufism, and medieval Arab travellers. This is the companion volume to Islam, ... Read more
Reviews for Islam, Christianity and Tradition: A Comparative Exploration
Promises to be a ground-breaking work! an important book that everyone interested in Islam in the modern world should know about.
Dr David Thomas, Reader in Christianity and Islam, University of Birmingham Promises to be a ground-breaking work! an important book that everyone interested in Islam in the modern world should know about.
Dr David Thomas, Reader in Christianity and Islam, University of Birmingham Promises to be a ground-breaking work! an important book that everyone interested in Islam in the modern world should know about.