In Praise of the Few. Studies in Shiʿi Thought and History

In Praise of the Few. Studies in Shiʿi Thought and History
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Download or read book In Praise of the Few. Studies in Shiʿi Thought and History written by Etan Kohlberg and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Praise of the Few: Studies in Shiʿi Thought and History is a selection of Etan Kohlberg’s research on Shiʿi Islam over a period of fifty years. It includes previously published articles, revised dissertation chapters, and a full bibliography of the author’s work. Divided into two parts, the collection begins with chapters from Kohlberg’s Oxford doctoral dissertation (1971) and related articles that investigate Sunni and Shiʿi views on the Prophet’s Companions and debates concerning the extent of their authority as sources of religious knowledge. Part Two traces the doctrinal and historical developments pertaining to various dimensions of Imāmī Shiʿi intellectual tradition such as theology, hadith, law, jurisprudence, and exegesis.


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