An Approach to the Emergence of Heterodoxy in Mediaeval Islām
Self-righteousness and censoriousness are strong emotions. They exist in the claims of orthodoxy' as much as in the protests of heterodoxy'. They lie behind claims of tolerance as often as behind displays of intolerance. These emotions should be disentangled in the motives of the men who...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[1967]
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Religious studies
Year: 1967, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 197-210 |
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| Summary: | Self-righteousness and censoriousness are strong emotions. They exist in the claims of orthodoxy' as much as in the protests of heterodoxy'. They lie behind claims of tolerance as often as behind displays of intolerance. These emotions should be disentangled in the motives of the men who make history, of those who write history, and of those who read history. The very designation heterodox' is both etymologically and conceptually structured in antithesis to orthodox'. It is a word not only of doctrinal description, but also of inherent condemnation. The structure and the intention of words such as Shīa, comprising the whole sweep from bida to ghulūww, direct the attention back to an opposite concept which originates, defines and prejudges these words. One corollary of this is that the movements and doctrines defined as heterodox' are fundamentally related to the orthodox' and cannot be understood in isolation. Another is that this relationship, by its very definition in terms of vindication and repudiation, is one of tension. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-901X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0034412500002754 |