Prophecy in Islam: Philosophy and Orthodoxy Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rahman, Fazlur (Author), Sells, Michael A. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0226702855 ISBN-13: 9780226702858 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $27.72 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General |
Dewey: 297.211 |
LCCN: 2011011929 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.45 lbs) 128 pages |
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Publisher Description: This longstanding and highly regarded volume is the first to explore the doctrine of prophetic revelation, a critical and definitive area of Islamic religious and political thought. In it, the esteemed Islamic scholar Fazlur Rahman traces the inception of this doctrine from ancient Greek texts, its interpretation and elaboration by Muslim philosophers in order to suit their vision of the Prophet, and, finally, the varying degrees of acceptance of these convergent ideas by the Muslim orthodoxy. The latest edition of this classic text includes a new foreword by Islamic studies expert Michael Sells, confirming Prophecy in Islam as the best source on its subject after more than half a century. This longstanding and highly regarded volume is the first to explore the doctrine of prophetic revelation, a critical and definitive area of Islamic religious and political thought. In it, the esteemed Islamic scholar Fazlur Rahman traces the inception of this doctrine from ancient Greek texts, its interpretation and elaboration by Muslim philosophers in order to suit their vision of the Prophet, and, finally, the varying degrees of acceptance of these convergent ideas by the Muslim orthodoxy. The latest edition of this classic text includes a new foreword by Islamic studies expert Michael Sells, confirming Prophecy in Islam as the best source on its subject after more than half a century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rahman, Fazlur: - Fazlur Rahman (1919-1988) was the Harold H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Islamic Thought at the University of Chicago. He also taught at Durham University, McGill University, and UCLA. At Chicago he was instrumental in building the Near Eastern Studies program. |