Author: Mette Bjerregaard Mortensen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110675498
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The study of Islam’s origins from a rigorous historical and social science perspective is still wanting. At the same time, a renewed attention is being paid to the very plausible pre-canonical redactional and editorial stages of the Qur'an, a book whose core many contemporary scholars agree to be formed by various independent writings in which encrypted passages from the OT Pseudepigrapha, the NT Apocrypha, and other ancient writings of Jewish, Christian, and Manichaean provenance may be found. Likewise, the earliest Islamic community is presently regarded by many scholars as a somewhat undetermined monotheistic group that evolved from an original Jewish-Christian milieu into a distinct Muslim group perhaps much later than commonly assumed and in a rather unclear way. The following volume gathers select studies that were originally shared at the Early Islamic Studies Seminar. These studies aim at exploring afresh the dawn and early history of Islam with the tools of biblical criticism as well as the approaches set forth in the study of Second Temple Judaism, Christian, and Rabbinic origins, thereby contributing to the renewed, interdisciplinary study of formative Islam as part and parcel of the complex processes of religious identity formation during Late Antiquity.
The Study of Islamic Origins
Author: Mette Bjerregaard Mortensen
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110675498
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The study of Islam’s origins from a rigorous historical and social science perspective is still wanting. At the same time, a renewed attention is being paid to the very plausible pre-canonical redactional and editorial stages of the Qur'an, a book whose core many contemporary scholars agree to be formed by various independent writings in which encrypted passages from the OT Pseudepigrapha, the NT Apocrypha, and other ancient writings of Jewish, Christian, and Manichaean provenance may be found. Likewise, the earliest Islamic community is presently regarded by many scholars as a somewhat undetermined monotheistic group that evolved from an original Jewish-Christian milieu into a distinct Muslim group perhaps much later than commonly assumed and in a rather unclear way. The following volume gathers select studies that were originally shared at the Early Islamic Studies Seminar. These studies aim at exploring afresh the dawn and early history of Islam with the tools of biblical criticism as well as the approaches set forth in the study of Second Temple Judaism, Christian, and Rabbinic origins, thereby contributing to the renewed, interdisciplinary study of formative Islam as part and parcel of the complex processes of religious identity formation during Late Antiquity.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110675498
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
The study of Islam’s origins from a rigorous historical and social science perspective is still wanting. At the same time, a renewed attention is being paid to the very plausible pre-canonical redactional and editorial stages of the Qur'an, a book whose core many contemporary scholars agree to be formed by various independent writings in which encrypted passages from the OT Pseudepigrapha, the NT Apocrypha, and other ancient writings of Jewish, Christian, and Manichaean provenance may be found. Likewise, the earliest Islamic community is presently regarded by many scholars as a somewhat undetermined monotheistic group that evolved from an original Jewish-Christian milieu into a distinct Muslim group perhaps much later than commonly assumed and in a rather unclear way. The following volume gathers select studies that were originally shared at the Early Islamic Studies Seminar. These studies aim at exploring afresh the dawn and early history of Islam with the tools of biblical criticism as well as the approaches set forth in the study of Second Temple Judaism, Christian, and Rabbinic origins, thereby contributing to the renewed, interdisciplinary study of formative Islam as part and parcel of the complex processes of religious identity formation during Late Antiquity.
Method and Theory in the Study of Islamic Origins
Author: Herbert Berg
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004126022
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This collection of articles examines the various and often mutually exclusive methodological approaches and theoretical assumptions used by scholars of Islamic origins.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004126022
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This collection of articles examines the various and often mutually exclusive methodological approaches and theoretical assumptions used by scholars of Islamic origins.
Muhammad and the Believers
Author: Fred M. Donner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674064143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Looks at the history of Islam, arguing that its origins began with the "Believers" movement that emphasized strict monotheism and righteous behavior that included both Christians and Jews in its early years.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674064143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Looks at the history of Islam, arguing that its origins began with the "Believers" movement that emphasized strict monotheism and righteous behavior that included both Christians and Jews in its early years.
Studies in Islamic History and Institutions
Author: Goitein
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004662359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004662359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Narratives of Islamic Origins
Author: Fred McGraw Donner
Publisher: Darwin Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Donner challenges the scholarly assumption that the earliest Muslim believers wanted to write history out of "idle curiosity" and suggests that Islamic historical tradition resulted from a variety of challenges facing the community during the seventh to tenth centuries, C.E. He identifies the intellectual context in which Muslims began to think and write historically; sketches the issues, themes, and forms of the early Islamic historiographical tradition; considers the value of some radically revisionist interpretations of early Islam that have appeared in the past 20 years; and discusses the problem of sources in studying Islamic origins.
Publisher: Darwin Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Donner challenges the scholarly assumption that the earliest Muslim believers wanted to write history out of "idle curiosity" and suggests that Islamic historical tradition resulted from a variety of challenges facing the community during the seventh to tenth centuries, C.E. He identifies the intellectual context in which Muslims began to think and write historically; sketches the issues, themes, and forms of the early Islamic historiographical tradition; considers the value of some radically revisionist interpretations of early Islam that have appeared in the past 20 years; and discusses the problem of sources in studying Islamic origins.
The Social Origins of Islam
Author: Mohammed A. Bamyeh
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816632633
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Explores the genesis of Islam for insight into the nature of ideological transformation.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816632633
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Explores the genesis of Islam for insight into the nature of ideological transformation.
The Future of Islam
Author: John L. Esposito
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199745968
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
John L. Esposito is one of America's leading authorities on Islam. Now, in this brilliant portrait of Islam today-- and tomorrow-- he draws on a lifetime of thought and research to provide an accurate, richly nuanced, and revelatory account of the fastest growing religion in the world. Here Esposito explores the major questions and issues that face Islam in the 21st century and that will deeply affect global politics: Is Islam compatible with modern notions of democracy, rule of law, gender equality, and human rights? How representative and widespread is Islamic fundamentalism and the threat of global terrorism? Can Muslim minority communities be loyal citizens in America and Europe? In the midst of these questions Esposito places an important emphasis on the issue of Islamophobia, the threat it poses, and its vast impact on politics and society in the US and Europe. He also turns the mirror on the US and Europe and paints a revealing portrait of how we appear to Muslims. Recent decades have brought extraordinary changes in the Muslim world, and in addressing these issues, Esposito paints a complex picture of Islam in all its diversity--a picture of urgent importance as we face the challenges of the coming century.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199745968
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
John L. Esposito is one of America's leading authorities on Islam. Now, in this brilliant portrait of Islam today-- and tomorrow-- he draws on a lifetime of thought and research to provide an accurate, richly nuanced, and revelatory account of the fastest growing religion in the world. Here Esposito explores the major questions and issues that face Islam in the 21st century and that will deeply affect global politics: Is Islam compatible with modern notions of democracy, rule of law, gender equality, and human rights? How representative and widespread is Islamic fundamentalism and the threat of global terrorism? Can Muslim minority communities be loyal citizens in America and Europe? In the midst of these questions Esposito places an important emphasis on the issue of Islamophobia, the threat it poses, and its vast impact on politics and society in the US and Europe. He also turns the mirror on the US and Europe and paints a revealing portrait of how we appear to Muslims. Recent decades have brought extraordinary changes in the Muslim world, and in addressing these issues, Esposito paints a complex picture of Islam in all its diversity--a picture of urgent importance as we face the challenges of the coming century.
A History of Islamic Societies
Author: Ira M. Lapidus
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521514304
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
An accessible worldwide history of Muslim societies provides updated coverage of each country and region, in a volume that discusses their origins and evolution while offering insight into historical processes that shaped contemporary Islam and surveying its growing influence. Simultaneous. (Social Science)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521514304
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
An accessible worldwide history of Muslim societies provides updated coverage of each country and region, in a volume that discusses their origins and evolution while offering insight into historical processes that shaped contemporary Islam and surveying its growing influence. Simultaneous. (Social Science)
Method and Theory in the Study of Islamic Origins
Author: Herbert Berg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789047401575
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Literary scholars and Arabists from Europe, Israel, and the US set out their various, divergent, and often mutually exclusive theories about how Islam began. The dozen studies, all but one written for the anthology, are arranged in sections according to their primary source and focus: history and Sirah, Sunnah and Hadith, Qur'an and Tafsir, and.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789047401575
Category : Islam
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Literary scholars and Arabists from Europe, Israel, and the US set out their various, divergent, and often mutually exclusive theories about how Islam began. The dozen studies, all but one written for the anthology, are arranged in sections according to their primary source and focus: history and Sirah, Sunnah and Hadith, Qur'an and Tafsir, and.
Islamic Origins, a Study in Background and Foundation
Author: Julian Obermann
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity and other religions
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description