Scripturalist Islam: The History and Doctrines of the Akhbārī Shīʻī SchoolThe Akhb?r? School dominated the intellectual landscape of Im?m? Shi?ism between the Seventeenth and early Nineteenth Centuries. Its principal doctrines involved a reliance on scripture (primarily the sayings or akhb?r of the Shi?ite Imams) and a rejection of the rational exegetical techniques which had become orthodox doctrine in Im?m? theology and law. However, the Akhb?r's were not simple literalists, as they are at times portrayed in secondary literature. They developed a complex theory of exegesis in which texts could be interpreted, whilst at the same time remaining doggedly committed to the ability of the revelatory texts to provide answers to theological and legal questions arising within the Sh community. This book is the first in-depth study of the intellectual development and historical influence of the Akhb?r? School. |
Contents
The AkhbariUsuli Dispute and the Early Akhbari School | 1 |
Muhammad Amin alAstarabadi and the Formation of the Akhbari School | 31 |
Astarabadis Legal Thought | 61 |
Astarabadis Theological and Philosophical Thought | 102 |
The Spread of Akhbarism after Astarabad? | 140 |
Defining the AkhbariUsuli Conflict | 177 |
Akhbari Quranic Interpretation | 216 |
Sunna and the Akhbar in Akhbari Jurisprudence | 245 |
Akhbari Hermeneutics | 268 |
Conclusions | 297 |
Akhbari Scholars from Astarabadi to the End of the Thirteenth Century AH | 306 |
Difference Lists detailing the Differences between Akhbaris and Usulis | 311 |
Muhammad Amin alAstarabadis Fatwa for Shah Abbas alSafawi on the Purity of Wine | 315 |
References | 321 |
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Scripturalist Islam: The History and Doctrines of the Akhbārī Shīʿī School Robert Gleave Limited preview - 2007 |
Scripturalist Islam: The History and Doctrines of the Akhbārī Shīʻī School Robert Gleave No preview available - 2007 |
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