A closer look at the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western obsession with the medieval Muslim theological obsession with anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is a topic that has attracted much attention from both medieval Muslim theologians and modern Western scholars. By examining the development of the medieval Muslim Rationalist-Traditionalist discourse surrounding this issue, and Western academic discussions of that discourse, I shal...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch/Druck Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Routledge
2006
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Jahr: 2006, Band: 17, Heft: 4, Seiten: 387-401 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Christentum
B Dialogue B Islam B Dialog B Gottesfrage B Christianity B question of God |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Anthropomorphism is a topic that has attracted much attention from both medieval Muslim theologians and modern Western scholars. By examining the development of the medieval Muslim Rationalist-Traditionalist discourse surrounding this issue, and Western academic discussions of that discourse, I shall attempt to explain why the issue of anthropomorphism has repeatedly dominated discussions on Islamic theology. I will also attempt to show how various associations made with Muslim Rationalism and Traditionalism have influenced Western perceptions of these movements. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Enthält: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410600967659 |