Logic as Interconfessional Weapon in the Early Islamicate World: Manṭiq, Qiyās, Kalām

The present paper focuses on the use of logic (including Aristotelian logic) by Arabic-speaking theologians in the formative period of theology in Arabic, especially in polemical settings. It attempts to draw on the evidence regarding a somewhat neglected edge of the monotheistic triangle, namely th...

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Main Author: Stroumsa, Sarah 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2020]
In: The journal of Eastern Christian studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 72, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 181-201
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Summary:The present paper focuses on the use of logic (including Aristotelian logic) by Arabic-speaking theologians in the formative period of theology in Arabic, especially in polemical settings. It attempts to draw on the evidence regarding a somewhat neglected edge of the monotheistic triangle, namely the Arabic-speaking Jewish theologians in the third/ninth and fourth/tenth century.
ISSN:1783-1520
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Eastern Christian studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/JECS.72.3.3288664