Ḥadīth, piety and law: selected studies. By Christopher Melchert. Atlanta, Georgia: Lockwood Press, 2015. Pp. 359. ISBN: 978-1-937040-49-9.
Whilst typical modern discourse on Islam speaks of terms such as traditionalism, secularism, salafism, sufism, liberalism, terrorism, etc, the book under review represents an assiduous venture into the historical formative period of Islamic thought and civilisation where traditional Islamic scri...
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Whilst typical modern discourse on Islam speaks of terms such as
traditionalism, secularism, salafism, sufism, liberalism, terrorism, etc,
the book under review represents an assiduous venture into the historical
formative period of Islamic thought and civilisation where traditional
Islamic scriptural sciences were at the peak of attention and formulation.
Focusing mostly on the second half of the ninth century, Christopher
Melchert, a professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Oxford, evinces
through this collection of engaging articles his profound sympathy for
the prominent Muslim historical figures, who according to the editors
of this Lockwood series, belong to various pietistic currents that seemed
sceptical of some rationalistic tendencies of the time. As a person
who has been observing the traditional, rational and spirito-mystical
orientations and dimensions in ḥadīth studies ..... |
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Ḥadīth, piety and law: selected studies. By Christopher Melchert. Atlanta, Georgia: Lockwood Press, 2015. Pp. 359. ISBN: 978-1-937040-49-9. |
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Ḥadīth, piety and law: selected studies. By Christopher Melchert. Atlanta, Georgia: Lockwood Press, 2015. Pp. 359. ISBN: 978-1-937040-49-9. |
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Ḥadīth, piety and law: selected studies. By Christopher Melchert. Atlanta, Georgia: Lockwood Press, 2015. Pp. 359. ISBN: 978-1-937040-49-9. |
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ḥadīth, piety and law: selected studies. by christopher melchert. atlanta, georgia: lockwood press, 2015. pp. 359. isbn: 978-1-937040-49-9. |
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