Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy: The Making of Sunnism, from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century

ISBN-13: 9781009098373 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 336 str.

Ahmad (American University in Cairo) Khan

Opis

Offers an original account of the formation of medieval Sunnism, emphasising Islamic discourses of heresy and orthodoxy.

Recenzje

'This is a highly original and important study which challenges many assumptions about how ideas around heresy and orthodoxy were articulated by early Sunnis. The book is deeply researched, and its nuanced arguments are supported by an impressively wide range of sources. The conclusions have significant ramifications for the field.' Harry Munt, University of York

Spis treści

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on the text; Part I. History of Orthodoxy: 1. Introduction; 2. Discourses of heresy I (800-850); 3. Discourses of heresy II (859-950); Part II. Heresy and Society: 4. Regionalism and topographies of heresy; 5. Ethnogenesis and heresy; 6. Politics: rebellion and heresy; 7. Religion and society; Part III. Unmaking Heresy: Orthodoxy as History-Writing: 8. Manâqib: narratives of orthodoxy I; 9. Masânîd: narratives of orthodoxy II; Part IV. The Formation of Classical Sunnism: 10. Consensus and heresy; 11. Conclusion; References; Index.