Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology: Al-Sharif Murtada and Imami Discourse

ISBN-13: 9781474404402 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 320 str.

Hussein Ali Abdulsater

Opis

God is not free to act; He is bound by human ethics. To be just, He must create an individual of perfect intellect and infallible morality. People are obligated to submit to this person; otherwise eternal damnation awaits them.

While these claims may be interpreted as an affront to God's power, an insult to human judgment and a justification for despotism, Shi'i Muslims in the eleventh century eagerly adopted them in their attempts to forge a 'rational' religious discourse. They utilized everything from literary studies and political theory to natural philosophy and metaphysical speculation in support of this project. This book presents the contribution of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyzes his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of Shi'i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic Mu'tazili theology.

Spis treści

Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Life and Works; 2. God and the World; 3. Moral Theory and Divine Justice; 4. Humans and the Origins of Religious Experience; 5. The Imama and the Need for Moral Leadership; 6. Prophethood and the Value of Divine Guidance; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. ?